Biwo
Biwo is a hamlet in Wubei Village, Tongxiao Township, Taiwan Province. Biwo is situated nearby to the hamlet Shitouwozi, as well as near Aikouliao.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include T’ung-hsiao Station and Tōng Yuàn Cí Yún Temple.
T’ung-hsiao Station
Railway station
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Tongxiao is a railway station on Taiwan Railway Western Trunk Line located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. T’ung-hsiao Station is situated 3 km north of Biwo.
Tōng Yuàn Cí Yún Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tōng Yuàn Cí Yún Temple is a place of worship.
Taiwan Power Company T’ung-hsiao Power Plant
Power station
The Tunghsiao Power Plant or Tongxiao Power Plant is a gas-fired power plant in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. With the installed capacity of ca. 3.8 GW, the plant is Taiwan's second largest gas-fired power plant after Tatan Power Plant. Taiwan Power Company T’ung-hsiao Power Plant is situated 3 km north of Biwo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tongxiao and Yuanli.
Tongxiao
Town
Photo: Shxpeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. Tongxiao is situated 3 km north of Biwo.
Yuanli
Town
Yuanli Township is an urban township in southwestern Miaoli County, Taiwan, occupying an area of 68.25 square kilometres, with a population of 43,923 in January 2023. Yuanli is known as "Miaoli's Granary."… Yuanli is situated 4 km southwest of Biwo.
Biwo
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Pi-wo”
- Category: locality
- Location: Wubei Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.46528° or 24° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
120.68167° or 120° 40′ 54″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
7QP2FM8J+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4157593569OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1988545
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In Other Languages
“Biwo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “壁窩”
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