Houtong
Houtong is a suburb in Guangfu Village, Ruifang, Taipei. Houtong is situated nearby to the hamlet Xinsheding, as well as near Xinliao.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Houtong railway station and Cat Village.
Houtong railway station
Railway station
Photo: SSR2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houtong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration 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.
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.
San-tiao-ling Station
Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandiaoling railway station is a railway station located in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is located on the Yilan line and is the terminus of the Pingxi line. The station is the only station in Taiwan not connected to a public road. San-tiao-ling Station is situated 2½ km south of Houtong.
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 today 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
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Hou-t’ung”
- Category: locality
- Location: Guangfu Village, Ruifang, New Taipei, Taipei, Northern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.08832° or 25° 5′ 18″ northLongitude
121.82892° or 121° 49′ 44″ eastElevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
7QQ33RQH+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2760144878OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1675936
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Houtong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “侯硐”
- Chinese: “猴硐”
- Korean: “허우둥”
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Localities in the Area
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