Xihu Township () is a rural

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Miaoli County Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by t ...

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Geography

Xihu is surrounded by

Miaoli City Miaoli City (Wade–Giles: ''Miao²-li⁴-shih⁴''; Hakka Chinese, Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ, PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-sṳ''; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-chhī'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-chhī''; Japanese language, Japanese Byōritsushi) is a cou ...

on its east,

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

to the north,

Tongxiao Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. History The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' (). Geography *Area: * Population: 31,799 (Ja ...

to the west, and

Tongluo Tongluo Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 16,563 (September 2023) Administrative divisions The township comprises 10 villages: Chenglong, Fuxing, Jiuhu, Tongluo, Xinglong, Xinlong, Zhang ...

to the south. In September 2023, its population was estimated at 6,284.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises nine villages: Erhu, Gaopu, Hutung, Jinshi, Longdong, Sanhu, Sihu, Wuhu and Xiapu.

Tourist attractions

* Matsu Rock Sculpture * Wu Chuo-liu Art and Cultural Hall * Xuanwang Temple

Transportation

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its c ...

passes through the central part of the township, but no station is currently planned.

References

Townships in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-geo-stub