Zhuangwei

Zhuangwei Township

壯圍鄉
Sōi, Jhuangwei
Zhuangwei Township 壯圍鄉 Sōi, Jhuangwei
Rural township
	宜蘭縣壯圍鄉公所; Jhuangwei Township Office
	Zhuangwei Township in Yilan County
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province
County	Yilan
Rural villages (村)	14
Government
• Township Mayor (鄉長)	Shen Ching-Shan (沈清山)
Area
• Total	38.48 km2 (14.86 sq mi)
Population (September 2023)
• Total	24,433
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	263
Website	www.jw.gov.tw (in Chinese)

24°46′13″N 121°48′08″E / 24.770214°N 121.802276°E / 24.770214; 121.802276

Zhuangwei Township or Jhuangwei Township^[1] (Chinese: 壯圍鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuàngwéi Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuàngwéi Siang; Wade–Giles: Chuang⁴-wei² Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chòng-ûi-hiong) is a rural township in eastern Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China, the smallest in the county.^[2]

Geography

Map including Zhuangwei / Jhuangwei area (1944)

Map including Zhuangwei / Jhuangwei area (1954)

Area: 38.48 square kilometres (14.86 sq mi)
Population: 24,433 (September 2023)

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages:^[1]^[3]

Dafu (大福村), Fuxing/Fusing (復興村), Gonglao (功勞村), Gujie (古結村), Guoling (過嶺村), Guting (古亭村), Jixiang/Jisiang (吉祥村), Meicheng (美城村), Meifu (美福村), Donggang (東港村), Xinnan/Sinnan (新南村), Xinshe/Sinshe (新社村), Yongzhen/Yongjhen (永鎮村) and Zhongxiao/Jhongsiao (忠孝村).

Elections

The township participated in the 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections supporting the candidacy of Lin Zi-miao (KMT).

Energy

The township government is currently constructing an organic refuse resource center to process 200 tons of refuse daily with a planned capacity of 400 kW.^[4]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

The nearest train station to the township is Yilan Station of Taiwan Railways, located in Yilan City.

Notable natives

Pan Wen-chung, Minister of Education (2016-2018, 2019-)
Tsai Ling-yi, Second Lady of the Republic of China (2012–2016)

References

^ ^a ^b 宜蘭縣壯圍鄉行政區域圖 [JHUANGWEI, YILAN] (PDF). July 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "[ INFORMATION FOR FOREIGNERS IN YILAN ]". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 15 November 2019. Jixiang Vil. Meifu Vil. Xinnan Vil. Tunggang [sic] Vil. Fuxing Vil. Guoling Vil. Yongzhen Vil. Zhongxiao Vil. Guting Vil. Gonglao Vil. Meicheng Vil. Xinshe Vil. Dafu Vil. Gujie Vil.
^ Gao, Pat (1 January 2017). "Head of Steam". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017.