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Touf
頭 份 市
Miaoli Toufen.jpg
In the city center of Toufen
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coat of arms
State : TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan)
County : Miaoli
Coordinates : 24 ° 41 ′  N , 120 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 24 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 54 ′ 26 ″  E
Area : 53.3209  km²
 
Residents : 102,986 (April 2018)
Population density : 1,931 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code : (+886) (0) 37
Postal code : 351
ISO 3166-2 : TW-MIA
 
Community type : City (市, Shì )
Structure : 32 districts (里, Lǐ )
Mayor : Hsu Ding-zhen (徐 定 禎) (independent)
Website :
Toufen (Taiwan)
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Toufen ( Chinese  頭 份 市 , Pinyin Tóufèn Shì ) is a district town with about 100,000 inhabitants in the Republic of China on Taiwan . It is the most populous city in the Miaoli district .

description

Toufen is inland, but the coast is only about 2.5 kilometers from the western city limits. The surrounding communities are in the West Zhunan , southwest Zaoqiao and east Sanwan - all in Miaoli County. In the north and northeast, the city limits also form the border to the neighboring district of Hsinchu and the communities of Baoshan and Emei located there . The Zhonggang River ( 中港溪 ) flows through the urban area in an east-west direction . The urban area covers 53.3209 km² and makes up 2.93% of the area of ​​the Miaoli district.

history

Until the 18th century, the area was inhabited exclusively by Taiwanese indigenous peoples - Pingpu ethnicities, 平埔族 such as the Taokas ( 道 卡斯 族 ), as well as Saisiyat and Atayal . The immigration of Han Chinese from mainland China began during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1735 to 1796). The indigenous population was then gradually assimilated or pushed into the eastern mountains.
In 2015 Toufen passed the 100,000 mark and was upgraded from a municipality ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) to a city ( 市 , Shì ) on October 5, 2015 .

population

About 90 percent of the urban population is made up of members of the Hakka ethnic group.

traffic

The urban area is crossed by the national road 1 running in a north-northeast direction. Provincial road 13 runs north-south on the western outskirts and provincial road 1 runs in the north-west. A railway connection exists in the neighboring municipality of Zhunan to the east.

Educational institutions

The Asia-Pacific Institute for Creative Technology ( Chinese  亞太 創意 技術 學院 ) is located in Toufen .

administration

Districts of Toufen (the numbering corresponds to the list opposite)

Toufen is divided into 32 districts (里, Lǐ ).

1. Ziqiang ( 自強 里 )
2. Hexing ( 合 興 里 )
3. Xinyi ( 信義 里 )
4. Heping ( 和平 里 )
5. Minzu ( 民族 里 )
6. Zhongxiao ( 忠孝 里 )
7. Dongzhuang ( 東庄 里 )
8. Chenggong ( 成功 里 )
9. Minquan ( 民權 里 )
10. Luzhu ( 蘆 竹 里 )
11. Shangbu ( 上 埔里 )
12. Ren'ai ( 仁愛 里 )
13. Xinglong ( 興隆 里 )
14. Liudong ( 流 東里 )
15. Xiaxing ( 下 興 里 )
16. Shanhu ( 珊 湖里 )
17. Toufan ( 頭 份 里 )
18. Shangxing ( 上 興 里 )
19. Douhuan ( 斗 煥 里 )
20. Tianliao ( 田寮 里 )
21 . Shanxia ( 山下 里 )
22. Jianguo ( 建國 里 )
23. Xinhua ( 新華 里 )
24. Lankeng ( 濫 坑里 )
25. Tuniu ( 土 牛 里 )
26. Minsheng ( 民生 里 )
27. Jianxia ( 尖 下 里 )
28. Jianshan ( 尖山 里 )
29. Houzhuang ( 後 庄里 )
30. Guangxing ( 廣 興 里 )
31. Pantao ( 蟠桃 里 )
32. Wenhua ( 文化 里 )

Asia-Pacific Institute for Creative Technology

Sights and special features

In the city there are several temples worth seeing ('Dahua Temple' 大化 宮 , 'Sun Temple' 太陽宮 , 'Yongzhen Temple' 永貞 宮 , 'Yimin Temple' 義 民 廟 ). In the southern district of Guangxing ( 廣 興 里 ) you will find the Lukunteng hiking trail ( 鹿 廚 坑 步道 ) through beautiful hilly parkland. An annual Hakka cultural festival ( 八 客家 文化 節 ) takes place on April 8th .

Agricultural specialties of the area are harvested here Oolong -Tee, various honey products, Wendan - grapefruits ( 文旦柚 ) Jianshan - rice noodles ( 尖山米粉 ) and Gao Jieli -Pears ( 高接梨 ) obtained by grafting of mountain pear branches on fruit tree trunks are generated in the lowlands.

Web links

Commons : Toufen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 地理 環境 ("Geographical Environment"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  2. ↑ 歷史 沿革 ("Historical Development"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  3. ↑ 附表 1 鄉鎮 市區 臺灣 客家 人口 數 及 比例 --- 依 廣義 認定 排序. (pdf) Retrieved May 12, 2018 (Chinese, listing the Hakka population shares in Taiwanese communities).
  4. ↑ 教育 文化 ("Cultural Education"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  5. ↑ 行政 區域 ("administration area"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  6. ↑ 古蹟 寺廟 ("Historical Temples"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  7. ↑ 鹿 廚 坑 步道 ("Lukuteng-Hang-Wanderweg"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  8. ↑ 四月八 客家 文化 節 (“Hakka Culture Festival on April 8”). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).
  9. ↑ 10. 農 特 產品 ("Agricultural Products"). Toufen website, accessed May 12, 2018 (Chinese).