22°30′54″N 120°26′49″E / 22.514936°N 120.447037°E
Xinyuan Township
新園鄉 Shin'en | |
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 Xinyuan Township in Pingtung County | |
| Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2024) | |
| • Total | 32,601 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Xinyuan Township | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 新園鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīnyuán Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Hsin1-yüan2 Hsiang1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sinyuán Siang |
| Romanization | Sîn-yèn-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Sin-hn̂g-hiong |
Xinyuan Township,[1] also spelled Sinyuan[2] and Shinyuan,[3] is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Geography
edit- Population: 32,601 (February 2024)
- Area: 38.31 square kilometres (14.79 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
editThe township comprises 15 villages: Gangqi, Gangxi, Gonghe, Nanlong, Neizhuang, Tianyang, Wayao, Wufang, Wulong, Xianji, Xinglong, Xintung, Xinyuan, Yanpu and Zhongzhou.
Tourist attractions
editNotable natives
edit- Chien Tai-lang, Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (2015-2016)
- Huang Wen-hsing, singer and actor
References
edit- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ 鄉鎮中英對照 (in Chinese)
- ^ Shinyuan Township Office (in Chinese)
External links
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