Houtong Village
Houtong Village is a locality in Ruifang, New Taipei, Taipei. Houtong Village is situated nearby to the hamlet Xinliao, as well as near the locality Chailiaozi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cat Village and Houtong railway station.
Cat Village
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houtong Cat Village or Houdong Cat Village is a village in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan known for its cat population.
Houtong railway station
Railway station
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houtong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Yilan line located in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Houtong once sat on top of Taiwan's largest coal mine, but now visitors come to see the numerous cats living in the town.
San-tiao-ling Station
Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandiaoling railway station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway located in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on the Yilan line and is the terminus of the Pingxi line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiufen and Jinguashi.
Jiufen
Photo: TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jiufen or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen, is a small town in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City, in the hills overlooking the northeast coast of Taiwan.
Jinguashi
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jinguashi is a village in the Ruifang District of eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. The area became famous for its gold mines, and is considered a potential World Heritage Site by the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage.
Shuangxi
Photo: Taiwankengo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shuangxi District is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Houtong Village
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hou-t’ung”, “Hou-t’ung Li”, “Houtong”, and “Houtong Li”
- Location: Ruifang, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.0818° or 25° 4′ 54″ northLongitude
121.8291° or 121° 49′ 45″ eastElevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
7QQ33RJH+MMGeoNames ID
1675935
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Houtong Village” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “侯硐里”
- Chinese: “猴硐里”
Localities in the Area
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