Tongluo

Tongluo Township[1] is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

For the Turkic Tongluo people of ancient and medieval China, see Tiele people.

Tongluo Township
銅鑼鄉
Rural township
Tongluo Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total18,002
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Tongluo Township
Chinese銅鑼鄉
Hanyu PinyinTóngluó Xiāng
Wade–GilesT'ung2-lo2 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThùng-lò-hiông
Hokkien POJTâng-lô-hiong

Geography
  • Area: 78.38 square kilometres (30.26 sq mi)
  • Population: 18,433 (January 2017)[2]

Administrative divisions
Tongluo Township office

The township comprises 10 villages: Chenglong, Fuxing, Jiuhu, Tongluo, Xinglong, Xinlong, Zhangshu, Zhaoyang, Zhongping and Zhusen.[2]

Economy

The township is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.[3]

Tourist attractions

Transportation
Tongluo Station
  • Tongluo Station

Notable natives

References
  1. 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 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  2. 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. CNA (16 November 2016). "Frolicking through the field". The China Post. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. "Tongluo Township". Miaoli Travel. 12 December 2012.


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