Jiaoxi Township ( zh, c=, hp=jiāo xī xiāng, tp=Jiaosi Siang, w=Chiao¹-hsi¹ Hsiang¹, poj=Ta-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-kheⁿ-hiong) or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County,

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Geography

Area Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-di ...

: 101.43 km² *

Population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

: 34,932 people (September 2023)

Administrative divisions

The township includes eighteen rural villages: *Baiyun (), Yushi (Yushih; ), Deyang (), Dazhong (), Dayi (), Liujie (), Erlong (), Shichao (), Yutian (), Sanmin (), Linmei (), Baie (), Yuguang (), Guangwu (), Wusha (), Longtan (), Paolun () and Erjie Village ().

Education

* Fo Guang University *

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Lanyang Campus

Tourist attractions

Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi rural township

Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi Township - another perspective

Aerial panorama of the Jiaoxi countryside

Jiaoxi is famous for its

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s. The industry, as well as associated industries like hospitality, experience noticeable increases in revenue on weekends and holidays during the hot spring season in winter. Aerial perspective of a fish farm in Jiaoxi Township in Yilan county

Aerial perspective of a fish farm in Jiaoxi Township in Yilan county

In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. Other notable points of interests include: * Wufengqi Waterfall Jiaosi98

Events

* Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival

Transportation

Jiaoxi is served by Jiaoxi Station on the Yilan Line run by the

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. Another convenient way of transportation to/from Taipei and further to Yilan City is by bus route that uses the

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and passes through the Snow Mountain Tunnel. It is operated b
Kamalan Bus Inc.
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(首都之星). The Provincial Highway 9 also serves the township.

Notable natives

* Chang Chuan-tien, member of

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(1999–2006) * Lai In-jaw, President of

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(2007–2010) * Wu Tze-cheng, Minister of

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References

External links

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2019 礁溪溫泉盃櫻花陵園馬拉松宣傳影片
('2019 Jiaoxi Hot Springs Cup, Cherry Memorial Park Marathon Publicity Clip') {{Coord, 24, 49, N, 121, 46, E, display=title, region:TW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan