Tongluo

For the Turkic Tongluo people of ancient and medieval China, see Tiele people.

24°29′N 120°47′E / 24.483°N 120.783°E / 24.483; 120.783

Tongluo Township
銅鑼鄉
Rural township
Tongluo Township in Miaoli County
Tongluo Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total
78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2023)
 • Total
16,563
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Websitewww.tongluo.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Tongluo Township
Chinese銅鑼鄉
Hanyu PinyinTóngluó Xiāng
Wade–GilesT'ung2-lo2 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThùng-lò-hiông
Hokkien POJTâng-lô-hiong

Tongluo Township[1] is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Geography

  • Area: 78.38 square kilometres (30.26 sq mi)
  • Population: 16,563 (September 2023)[2]

Administrative divisions

Tongluo Township office

The township comprises 10 villages: Chenglong, Fuxing, Jiuhu, Tongluo, Xinglong, Xinlong, Zhangshu, Zhaoyang, Zhongping and Zhusen.[2]

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Economy

The township is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan.[3]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Tongluo Station

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ 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 1 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ a b 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ CNA (16 November 2016). "Frolicking through the field". The China Post. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Tongluo Township". Miaoli Travel. 12 December 2012.
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