Wufeng District () is a suburban

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in southern

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. It is the location of

Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development C ...

. Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on 21 September 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town. The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan, which commemorates the giant quake, is built at what was formerly Guangfu Junior High School, which was destroyed when part of the school was uplifted by the Chelungpu Fault during the quake. The two major geographical features of this town are the Wu Xi (Wu Stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.

History

Formerly called ''Atabu'' ().

Administrative divisions

Tonglin, Jifeng, Jiayin, Benxiang, Zhongzheng, Jinrong, Laiyuan, Bentang, Beiliu, Nanliu, Side, Wufu, Dingtai, Beishi, Nanshi, Wanfeng, Jiuzheng, Kengkou, Fenggu Liugu Village.

Geography

Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...

: 98.08 km² *

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 64,708 people (January 2016)

Education

* Asia University *

Chaoyang University of Technology Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT; ) is a university in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. Founded in 1994, originally named Chaoyang Institute of Technology was designated by the Ministry of Education as a University of Technology, the high ...

Government institutions

Bureau of Cultural Heritage The Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BOCH; ) is the bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for preserving and restoring historic buildings, sites, communities, relics and cultural landscapes, as well as conserving traditio ...

* K-12 Education Administration *

National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO; ), founded in 1945, is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. It is based in Wufeng, Taichung. Conductors Principle Guest Conductor * Lan Shui (首席客席指揮:水藍), 2019-present Past ...

Tourist attractions

* 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan *

Asia Museum of Modern Art The Asia Museum of Modern Art (; Taiwanese: A-tsiu Hiān-tāi Bí-su̍t-kuán) is an art museum in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. The museum is located at Asia University. History The groundbreaking ceremony for the museum construction wa ...

* Assembly Affairs Museum, The Legislative Yuan * Lin Hsien-tang Residence Museum *

Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden () is the former residence and grounds of the Wufeng Lin Family in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. Owing to the size of the Lin family clan, the vast site can be divided into two sections, the Upper (頂� ...

* Jiujiu Feng (Ninety-nine peaks) * Memorial Park of the Taiwan Provincial Council *Tong-Lin Ecological Park * Taiwan Mushroom Museum

Transportation

Roads

Freeway

National Freeway No.3 Wufeng Interchange National Freeway No.6 Jiujeng Interchange

Provincial Way

Provincial Highway 3 霧峰區中正路夜景

Provincial Highway 63 (Zhongtou Highway)

Buses

17 50 (rides from 921 Earthquake Museum to

Beitun District Beitun District (; lit: northern camp) is a district in Taichung, Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though Beitun District used to be considered part of the countryside, the new Taiyuan ...

) 53 (rides to Wenxin Road,

Nantun District Nantun District () is an urban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It was a part of Taichung before the City and County were amalgamated in 2010. History The district used to be part of Taichung provincial city before the merger with Taichung County ...

) 59 107 (rides to

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Taichung Metropolitan night view from WuFeng District

108 (rides from

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Nantou Nantou may refer to: * Nantou County (南投縣), a county in central Taiwan (Republic of China) * Nantou City (南投市), seat of Nantou County, Taiwan * Nantou (historical town) (南头), a historic town and former administrative center of Xin' ...

) 131 132 151 (rides to

High Speed Rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...

Taichung Station) 201 (rides from Asia University to North District) 281 282

Notable natives

* Tang Yao-ming, Minister of National Defense (2002–2004)

References

External links

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霧峰Wufeng, Taichung阿罩霧Ataabu (Fan Page on Facebook)
Districts of Taichung Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages {{Taiwan-geo-stub