Xinfeng, Hsinchu
Xinfeng Township
新豐鄉 Sinfong, Hsinfeng | |
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 Xinfeng Township in Hsinchu County | |
  Xinfeng Township 新豐鄉 | |
| Coordinates: 24°55′N 121°0′E / 24.917°N 121.000°E | |
| Location | Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 58,614 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Xinfeng Township (Chinese: 新豐鄉; pinyin: Xīnfēng Xiāng) is a rural township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan. It had an estimated population of 58,614 as of February 2023.[1]
History
[edit]Xinfeng is a major industrial and manufacturing center in Hsinchu. It shares the Hsinchu Industrial Park with its neighboring town, Hukou. It is also the home of Ming Hsin University.
Geography
[edit]Xinfeng, encompassing 46.35 km2 (17.90 sq mi), is bounded by the Taiwan Strait on its west, Zhubei City to the south, Hukou Township to the east and Xinwu District of Taoyuan City on the north.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises 17 villages: Fengkeng, Fuxing, Houhu, Jingpu, Potou, Puhe, Qiding, Ruixing, Shangkeng, Shanqi, Songbo, Songlin, Xhongxing, Xinfeng, Yuanshan, Zhonglun and Zhongxiao.[2]
Education
[edit]Tourist attractions
[edit]Transportation
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| name | other | |
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| Railway | West Main-line | Xinfeng Station |
| Highway | Tai1 | |
| Highway | Tai15 |
Notable natives
[edit]- Hsu Hsin-ying, Chairperson of Minkuotang
- Hebe Tien. singer
References
[edit]- ^ 112年2月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, February 2023]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ a b "About Xinfeng Township Office". hsinchu.gov.tw. Hsinchu County Gov't. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
(in Chinese)
Cities and townships of Hsinchu County | ||
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| Cities |  | |
| Urban townships | ||
| Rural townships | ||
| Mountain indigenous townships | ||
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