Xinfeng, Hsinchu

Xinfeng Township
新豐鄉
Sinfong, Hsinfeng
Xinfeng Township in Hsinchu County
Xinfeng Township in Hsinchu County
Xinfeng Township 新豐鄉 is located in Taiwan
Xinfeng Township 新豐鄉
Xinfeng Township
新豐鄉
Coordinates: 24°55′N 121°0′E / 24.917°N 121.000°E / 24.917; 121.000
LocationHsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total
46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total
58,614
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Websitewww.hchfe.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)

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

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

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

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

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Xinfeng Station
name other
Railway West Main-line Xinfeng Station
Highway Tai1
Highway Tai15

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.