Zaoqiao
Zaoqiao Township[1] / Zaociao Township[2][3][4][5][6][7] is a rural township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Zaoqiao Township
造橋鄉 Zaociao | |
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Zaociao Township Office, Miaoli County | |
Zaoqiao Township in Miaoli County | |
Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Population (July 2018) | |
• Total | 12,806 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Zaoqiao Township | |
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Chinese | 造橋鄉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zàoqiáo Xiāng |
Wade–Giles | Tsao4-ch'iao2 Hsiang1 |
Tongyong Pinyin | Zàociáo Siang |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Cho-khièu-hiông |
Hokkien POJ | Chō-kiô-hiong |
Geography
- Area: 48.00 square kilometres (18.53 sq mi)
- Population: 13,153 (January 2017)[8]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises nine villages: Dalong, Daxi, Fenghu, Jinshui, Longsheng, Pingxing, Tanwen, Zaoqiao and Zhaoyang.[8]
Politics
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Tourist attractions
- Shan Gri-La Paradise
- Zaochiao Charcoal Museum[9]
Transportation
The township is accessible from Tanwen Station and Zaoqiao Station of the Taiwan Railways.
References
- 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 May 2018. (in Chinese)
- "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
1.13.2 Zaociao branch
- "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Zaociao Township,
- "Chinese and English Table for police brigades of this department". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
造橋分隊 Zaociao Branch
- "Flower Updates". The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
造橋鄉 Zaociao Township 47.9978 4,142 12,286 6,508 5,778 112.63 2.97 256
- Shelley Shan (23 March 2020). "Speed control system to help save leopard cats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
Following a grace period, police would start cracking down on drivers speeding along the section, which passes through Zaociao Township (造橋), it said.
- 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- http://miaolitravel.net/mainweb/article.aspx?Lang=2&Sno=03004401
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