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Zaoqiao
24°39′N 120°52′E / 24.650°N 120.867°E
Zaoqiao Township 造橋鄉 Zaociao | |
|---|---|
| Zaociao Township Office, Miaoli County | |
Zaoqiao Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2023) | |
| • Total | 11,639 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Zaoqiao Township | |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 造橋鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zàoqiáo Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Tsao4-ch'iao2 Hsiang1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Zàociáo Siang |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Cho-khièu-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Chō-kiô-hiong |
Zaoqiao Township[1] / Zaociao Township[2][3][4][5][6][7] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Geography edit
- Area: 48.00 square kilometres (18.53 sq mi)
- Population: 11,639 (September 2023)[8]
Administrative divisions edit
The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, Fenghu, Jinshui, Longsheng, Pingxing, Tanwen, Zaoqiao and Zhaoyang.[8]
Politics edit
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Education edit
Tourist attractions edit
- Shan Gri-La Paradise
- Zaochiao Charcoal Museum[9]
Transportation edit
The township is accessible from Tanwen Station and Zaoqiao Station of the Taiwan Railways. Taiwan High Speed Rail also passes through the central part of the township, but no station is located here. The closest HSR services are from Miaoli HSR station in Houlong Township.
References edit
- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
1.13.2 Zaociao branch
- ^ "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Zaociao Township,
- ^ "Chinese and English Table for police brigades of this department". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
造橋分隊 Zaociao Branch
- ^ "Flower Updates". The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
造橋鄉 Zaociao Township 47.9978 4,142 12,286 6,508 5,778 112.63 2.97 256
- ^ Shelley Shan (23 March 2020). "Speed control system to help save leopard cats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Following a grace period, police would start cracking down on drivers speeding along the section, which passes through Zaociao Township (造橋), it said.
- ^ a b 112年9月份人口統計下載區 [September 2023 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "苗栗文化觀光旅遊網".
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