Shiwu
Shiwu is a locality in Yushan Village, Nanhua District, Taiwan. Shiwu is situated nearby to the hamlet Fengguizui, as well as near the locality Shibiliao.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nanhua Reservoir.
Nanhua Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
Nanhua Dam, originally named Houjie Dam, is a dam across the Houku River, a tributary of the Zengwen River in southern Taiwan. Located at Nanhua District, Tainan, the dam was built to provide municipal water to Tainan and Kaohsiung City and is operated by the Taiwan Water Corporation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiasian District and Yujing District.
Jiasian District
Suburb
Photo: travelmate2021, CC BY 2.0.
Jiasian District is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Central Mountain Range. Jiasian District is situated 6 km southeast of Shiwu.
Yujing District
Town
Yujing District is a rural district in eastern Tainan, Taiwan. It is famous for its cultivation of mangoes. After a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Taiwan in March 2010, pillars were severely damaged at Yujing Junior High School forcing school officials to cancel some classes. Yujing District is situated 9 km west of Shiwu.
Nanxi District
Town
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nansi District, alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Nanxi District is situated 9 km northwest of Shiwu.
Shiwu
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Shih-wu” and “Shihwu”
- Location: Yushan Village, Nanhua District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.10556° or 23° 6′ 20″ northLongitude
120.54111° or 120° 32′ 28″ eastElevation
243 metres (797 feet)Open location code
7QM24G4R+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 4205044287OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
6586613
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In Other Languages
“Shiwu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石屋”
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