Wanrong, Hualien
Wanrong Township or Wanrung Township (Chinese: 萬榮鄉; pinyin: Wànróng Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township located in the west of Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 6,530 inhabitants and 8 villages.
Wanrong Township
萬榮鄉 | |
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| Coordinates: 24°3′5″N 121°36′30″E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Eastern Taiwan |
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| • Type | Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 618.4910 km2 (238.8007 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2014) | |
| • Total | 6,530 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Post code | 979 |
| Subdivision | 6 Villages |
| Website | www.wanrung.gov.tw (Chinese) |
Wanrong Township Office
The altitude and climates change greatly with the mountains of Central Range, and the adverse altitude is about 600 m. The main inhabitants are Truku people, Bunun people and Atayal people of the Taiwanese aborigines, and most economic activity is agriculture, which located in the small plain near Fenglin Township. The abundant resources of tourism has not been developed.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises six villages: Hongye, Jianqing, Mayuan, Mingli, Wanrong and Xilin.
Tourist attractions
- Hongye Hot Spring
- Lintian Mountain Forestry Center
- Mount Erzih Hot Spring
- Qicai Lake
- Wanrong Hot Spring
- Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area (Butterfly Valley)
- Lintianshan (molisaka) Lumbering Culture Area[1]
Transportation
- Wanrong Station, Hualien-Taitung Line of TRA (located in Fengling Township)
- Provincial Highway 9
- Provincial Highway 16 (partial)
- Hualien County Road No.16
- Hualien County Road No.45
Notable natives
- Bokeh Kosang, actor and singer
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanrong Township, Hualien County. |
- Wanrung Township Office, Hualien County (in Chinese)
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