Jianshi, Hsinchu

Jianshi Township (Chinese: 尖石鄉; pinyin: Jiānshí Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 9,420 as of January 2017.[1] The main population is the indigenous Atayal people.[2]

Jianshi Township
尖石鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Smangus in Yufeng Village, Jianshi Township
Jianshi Township in Hsinchu County
LocationHsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
  Total528 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
  Total9,648
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Jianshi Township Office

Administrative divisions

Map of eastern Jianshi area (1944)
  • Jiale Village
  • Yixing Village
  • Xinle Village
  • Jinbing Village
  • Meihua Village
  • Yufeng Village
  • Xiuluan Village

Tourist attraction

Notable natives

References

  1. 106年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3038983


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