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Shoufeng Township
壽豐鄉
Kotobuki
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Location | Hualien County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 218 km2 (84 sq mi) |
Population
(March 2023)
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• Total | 17,106 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Shoufeng Township | |
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Chinese name | |
Chinese | 壽豐鄉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Shòufēng Xiāng |
Wade–Giles | Shou4-feng1 Hsiang1 |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Su-fûng-hiông |
Hokkien POJ | Siū-hong-hiong |
Amis name | |
Amis | Rinahem[1] |
Shoufeng Township[2] is a rural TownshipinHualien County, Taiwan. The township sits in the north segment of East Rift Valley between Taiwan's Central Range and Coastal Mountain Range near the Pacific Ocean.[3] The Township is best known as home to National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), a national research university and famous tourist attraction in Eastern Taiwan, where is Taiwan's representative university town.
A large part of the township is located centered on the Huadong Valley north of where the Shoufeng River empties into the Hualien River. The township extends eastward over the Hai'an Range to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
The township comprises 15 villages: Chinan, Fengli, Fengping, Fengshan, Gonghe, Guangrong, Mizhan, Pinghe, Shoufeng, Shuhu, Shuilian, Xikou, Yanliao, Yuemei and Zhixue.
It has 17,106 inhabitants in 7,376 households.
The National Dong Hwa University dominates the township of Shoufeng, providing the township with its distinctive college-town character. University buildings are located in the north of the township and the campus is directly adjacent to the Zhixue Street, Papaya Creek Delta, and Zhixue Railway Station.[4]
Taiwan Railways Administration stations on the Taitung line in Shoufeng include:
Highways in Shoufeng include:
Cities and townships of Hualien County
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Note: Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties. |
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Highland indigenous Townships and Districts |
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Note: On the map, "Mountain Indigenous Areas" are in dark green and "Plains Indigenous Areas" are in light green. |
23°52′N 121°31′E / 23.867°N 121.517°E / 23.867; 121.517