Xihu
Xihu Township or Sihu Township is an urban township in the middle of Changhua County, Taiwan. A traditional farming village, along with Xiluo, Xihu is one of the centers of vegetable-growing on the western side of the island.- Type: Town with 55,700 residents
- Description: urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Ch’i-hu”, “Ch’i-hu-chuang”, “Hsi-hu”, “Hsihu”, “Khe-ô͘”, “Khe-ô͘-chhù”, “Khe-ôo”, “Khe-ôo-tshù”, “Khere-ôo”, “Khoe-ô͘”, “Kho̤e-ô͘”, “Khue-ôo”, “Shihu”, “Sihu”, “Syihu”, “Xihu Township”, “Xihu, Changhua”, “渓湖”, and “溪湖厝”
- Neighbors: Yongjing
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sihu Station and Hsihu Yung’an Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puyan Township and Puxin Township.
Puyan Township
Town
Puyan Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Puyan Township is situated 5 km north of Xihu.
Puxin Township
Town
Puxin Township, also written Pusin, is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Puxin Township is situated 7 km east of Xihu.
Xihu
- Categories: urban township of Taiwan and locality
- Location: Dazhu Village, Xihu Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.9597° or 23° 57′ 35″ north
Longitude
120.4799° or 120° 28′ 48″ east
Population
55,700
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
7QM2XF5H+VX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Xihu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “溪湖”
- Chinese: “溪湖鎮”
- Chinese: “溪湖镇”
- German: “Xihu”
- Hakka Chinese: “Hâi-fù-chṳ́n”
- Hakka Chinese: “Hâi-fù-tsṳ́n”
- Italian: “Xihu”
- Japanese: “渓湖鎮”
- Korean: “시후진”
- Literary Chinese: “溪湖鎮”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khe-ô͘-tìn”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Khe-ôo-tìn”
- Polish: “Xihu”
- Russian: “Сиху”
- Vietnamese: “Khê Hồ, Chương Hóa”
- Vietnamese: “Khê Hồ”
- “溪湖鎮”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sikuaicuo and Dazhuwei.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 溪湖員林客運公車總站 and 道安醫院.
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