Jiaomei () is a

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in the portion of

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north of the

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, in the municipal region of

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Presidential ties

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and her son,

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(the tenth and fifteenth

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, respectively) have Hongjian Village as their ancestral village. Both are members of the influential

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clan, and thus are direct descendants of Hongjian native Co Yu Hwan (

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: José Cojuangco), who emigrated to

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in 1861. During their respective terms as president, both mother and son conducted

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s to the

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, stopping by Hongjian to venerate their ancestors and reconnect with distant relatives.

Transport

The town lies along National Route 324, with which the Jiaomei- Haicang Road makes a T-junction downtown.

Administration

The town runs 32

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: * Banmei () * Ketang () * Shazhou () * Wuzhai () * Yujiang () * Liuzhuan () * Hengcang () * Puwei () * Yangcuo () * Caidian () * Shaban () * Shimei () * Nanmen () * Kengtou () * Xibian () * Dongshan () * Shicuo () * Shetou () * Xiashi () * Longtian () * Tianli () * Putou () * Longjiang () * Hongdai () * Fujing () * Shangfang () * Mianzhai () * Qiaotou () * Hongjian () * Jinshan () * Baijiao () * Dongmei ()

Notes and references

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