Zhudong Township

Zhudong is a township of 96,000 people near Hsinchu City in . It's quite a dingy run-down place, but has a nice view of the mountains and a friendly Taiwanese feel.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Zhudong and Ronghua.

Railway station
railway station is a railway station located in , , . It is located on the Neiwan line and is operated by the Taiwan Railway.

Railway stop
railway station is a railway station located in , , . It is located on the Neiwan line and is operated by the Taiwan Railway.

Zoo
is a theme park in , , that focuses on ecological education. Covering 70 hectares, the park includes an educational farm, a house, a zoo, and a botanical garden that occupies about 173 acres and hosts over 2,000 species of plants and animals. is situated 3½ km south of Zhudong Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beipu and Qionglin Township.

Township is a rural township in , . is well known in Taiwan as a center of Hakka culture, especially for production of dongfang meiren tea and its special Hakkanese blends of tea and nuts called lei cha.

Town
is a rural township in central , . Its population was estimated at 20,224 in March 2023. is situated 4½ km north of Zhudong Township.

Zhudong Township

Latitude
24.7333° or 24° 44′ north
Longitude
121.0833° or 121° 5′ east
Population
96,500
Elevation
189 metres (620 feet)
Open location code
7QP3P3MM+88
Geo­Names ID
1677051
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In Other Languages

“Zhudong Township” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 竹東鎮

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Zhudong Township”. Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.