Tongxiao Township is an

urban township An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries. United States The term is called ''urban township'' Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio and urban town in Wisconsin. Generally, an urban township is afforded more loca ...

in southern

Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...

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. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

History

The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' ().

Geography

*Area: * Population: 35,389 (January 2017 estimate)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 24 villages: Baitung, Baixi, Chengbei, Chengnan, Fengshu, Fulong, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Meinan, Nanhe, Neidao, Neihu, Pingan, Pingding, Pingyuan, Tongnan, Tongtung, Tongwan, Tongxi, Wubei, Wumei, Wunan, Xinpu and Zuntou.

Politics

The township is part of

Miaoli County Constituency I Miaoli County Constituency I () includes townships along the coast of Miaoli. The district was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts. Current district * Zhunan * ...

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for

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

Tourist attractions

Flying Cow Ranch The Flying Cow Ranch () is a tourist attraction ranch in Nanhe Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The ranch was originally established as Central Youth Dairy Farm in 1975. In 1995, it was renamed to Flying Cow Ranch. A ...

Gongtian Temple Baishatun Gongtian Temple () is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang. Gongtian Temple is noted for its annual Baishatun ...

* Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory *

Tongxiao Beach Resort Tongxiao Township is an township (Taiwan), urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. History The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' (). Geography *Area: * Popu ...

* Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory * Tongxiao Jinja * Tongxiao Shrine *

Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage () is usually held annually between lunar January and April in the western plains of Taiwan, a major Taoist religious event since 1863. After every lunar new year, the Mazu statue of Gongtian Temple () at Baishatun, T ...

Transportation

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Baishatun Station Baishatun () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) West Coast line (coastal) located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 11 October 1922. Around the station * Taiyen Tong ...

Tongxiao Station *

Xinpu Station Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the township, but no station is currently planned.

Notable natives

* Ju Ming, sculptor

References

External links

* {{coord, 24, 29, N, 120, 41, E, display=title, region:TW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townships in Miaoli County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages