Touwu Township
Touwu Township is a locality in Miaoli County, Taiwan Province. Touwu Township is situated nearby to the hamlet Lankeng, as well as near Benjiwo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yuqing Temple and Miaoli Railway Museum.
Yuqing Temple
Place of worship
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Miaoli Yuqing Temple is a temple located in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to Lord Guan or Guansheng Dijun, the deified form of Guan Yu. Yuqing Temple is situated 4 km west of Touwu Township.
Miaoli Railway Museum
Museum
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The Miaoli Railway Museum is a railway park in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli Railway Museum is situated 4½ km west of Touwu Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miaoli and Touwu.
Miaoli
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Miaoli City is a county-administered city and the county seat of Miaoli County, Taiwan. Miaoli has a relatively high percentage of Hakka people. It had the second highest residential price and the highest commercial price for land in Miaoli County as of 2004, at NT$28,601 per square meter and NT$63,317 per square meter, respectively.
Touwu
Town
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Touwu Township is a rural township in north-western Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Shitan
Town
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Shitan Township / Shihtan Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is located in a mountainous area with a mild, sub-tropical climate. Its rainy season is from May to September. Shitan's population was estimated to be 4,141 in January 2023. Shitan is situated 6 km southeast of Touwu Township.
Touwu Township
- Type: Locality with 9,940 residents
- Also known as: “T’ou-wu”, “T’ou-wu Hsiang”, “Touwu”, “Touwu Siang”, and “Touwu Xiang”
- Location: Miaoli County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.5667° or 24° 34′ northLongitude
120.8667° or 120° 52′ eastPopulation
9,940Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
7QP2HV88+MMGeoNames ID
1666974
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In Other Languages
“Touwu Township” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “頭屋鄉”
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