Nankeng

Nankeng is a hamlet in Nangang Village, Houlong Township, Taiwan. Nankeng is situated nearby to the hamlet Neiwan, as well as near Dianziwo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baishatun railway station and Gongtian Temple.

Baishatun railway station

Railway station

Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baishatun is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Gongtian Temple

Place of worship

Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baishatun Gongtian Temple is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang.

Baishatun Wuyung Temple

Place of worship

Photo: 雲角, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baishatun Wuyung Temple is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xihu and Houlong.

Xihu

Town

Photo: 鄭力嘉, CC BY 3.0.

Xihu Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Xihu is situated 4 km east of Nankeng.

Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Houlong is situated 9 km northeast of Nankeng.

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 9 km southwest of Nankeng.

Nankeng

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Nan-k’eng”
Category: locality
Location: Nangang Village, Houlong Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.56769° or 24° 34′ 4″ north

Longitude

120.7215° or 120° 43′ 17″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

7QP2HP9C+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4157593272

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

6657677

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In Other Languages

“Nankeng” goes by many names.

Chinese: “南坑”

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