Guangfu Township () is a rural township located in mid

Huatung Valley The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (), also known as East Rift Valley, the Longitudinal Valley or as the during the era of Japanese rule, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Moun ...

between

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and coastal Range of

Hualien County Hualien () is a County (Taiwan), county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hu ...

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. The

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make up about half of the population. The main economical activity is agriculture.

Geography

The township is located at the

Administrative divisions

The township has 14 villages with a population of 11,975 inhabitants. Dahua, Daan, Daping, Dama, Datong, Tungfu, Xifu, Nanfu, Beifu, Dajin, Daquan, Daxing, Dafu and Dafeng Village.

Tourist attractions

* Bao'an Temple * Dafong Ecological Park * Danongdafu Forest Park * Daxing Waterfall Memorial Park * Hualien Sugar Factory * Mataian Culture Street * Mataian Humanities Studio * Matai'an Wetland Ecological Park * Mudflow Memorial Park * Tabalong aboriginal culture

Transportation

Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Pa ...

Guangfu and Dafu Station (

Taitung line The Taitung Line (), also known as the Hua-Tung line (), is the southern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration. The line starts at the Hualien station and ends at the Taitung station. It is 161.5 km long, includ ...

) * Provincial Highway No.9 (Hualien-Taitung Provincial Highway) * Provincial Highway No.11A (Guangfu-Fengbin) * County Road No.193

Notable natives

* Lin Chiung-ying, football and futsal player

References

External links

Guangfu Township Administration Office
* {{Taiwanese aboriginal areas Townships in Hualien County