Zaoqiao Township / Zaociao Township is a rural township in northern Miaoli County,

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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

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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 of the Taiwan Railways.

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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 ...

in Houlong Township.

References

Townships in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-geo-stub