Zaoqiao Township / Zaociao Township is a rural township in northern

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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Geography

* Area: * Population: 13,153 (January 2017)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, Fenghu, Jinshui, Longsheng, Pingxing, Tanwen, Zaoqiao and Zhaoyang.

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 * ...

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

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 ...

Education

* Yu Da University of Science and Technology

Tourist attractions

* Shan Gri-La Paradise * Zaochiao Charcoal Museum

Transportation

The township is accessible from

Tanwen Station Tanwen () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line) located in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Around the station * Yu Da University See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan The ...

and

Zaoqiao Station Zaoqiao () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Zaoqiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 7 October 1903. See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There ...

of the Taiwan Railways.

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...

also passes through the central part of the township, but no station is located here. The closest HSR services are from

Miaoli HSR station Miaoli () is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. Transfers to Fengfu railway station can be made at this station, which links to Miaoli railway station located in Miaoli City. Overview Due to funding ...

Houlong Township Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Na ...

References

Townships in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-geo-stub