Shuili

Shuili Township
Chinese	水里鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Shuǐlǐ Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Shui3-li3 Hsiang1
Tongyong Pinyin	Shuěilǐ Siang
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Súi-lî-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Chúi-lí-hiong

Shuili Township
水里鄉
Shuili Township; 水里鄉; Shueili[1]
	Rural township
	Shuili Township in Nantou County
Location	Nantou County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
• Total	17,648
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)

Shuili Township[2] is a rural township in Nantou County, Taiwan.

The Shuili River passing through downtown Shueili Township

Geography

It has a population total of 18,717 and an area of 106.8424 km².

Administrative divisions

Shuili has 19 villages. Beipu, Chengzhong, Dingkan, Jucheng, Jugong, Junkeng, Minhe, Nanguang, Nongfu, Shangan, Shuili, Xincheng, Xinglong, Xinshan, Xinxing, Yongfeng, Yongxing, Yufeng and Zhongyang Village.

Tourist attractions

Minghu Dam
Mingtan Dam
Shuili River
Shuili Snake Kiln Ceramics Cultural Park
Checheng Wood Museum
Mei Agriculture Recreational Area
Stone Guanyin Suspension Bridge
Yiqing Winery

Transportation

Rail

Shuili Rail Station

Shuili Township is accessible by Shuili Station and Checheng Station of the TRA Jiji Line.

Bus

Shuili Township is served by Yuanlin Bus, All Day Bus, Green Transit Bus and Nantou Bus.

Notable natives

Hsiao Chia-chi, Deputy Secretary-General of Executive Yuan (2014)

References

劉濱銓 (13 March 2019). "告別「一大一小」！水里入口意象翻新變「水」啦". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 July 2019. 至於新設水里地名英譯「Shueili」，是採用以往規定的通用拼音，跟既有公所大門上使用的都一樣，針對民眾反映應採漢語拼音「Shuili」，則會再研議討論。
臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 15 September 2017. (in Chinese)

External links

Shuili Township Office, Nantou County (in Chinese)

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[1] 劉濱銓 (13 March 2019). "告別「一大一小」！水里入口意象翻新變「水」啦". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 July 2019. 至於新設水里地名英譯「Shueili」，是採用以往規定的通用拼音，跟既有公所大門上使用的都一樣，針對民眾反映應採漢語拼音「Shuili」，則會再研議討論。

[2] 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 15 September 2017. (in Chinese)