Hukou, Hsinchu
24°54′N 121°03′E / 24.900°N 121.050°E
Hukou Township 湖口鄕 | |
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 Hukou Township in Hsinchu County | |
| Location | Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.4303 km2 (22.5601 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
| • Total | 77,567 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Hukou Township (Chinese: 湖口鄕; pinyin: Húkǒu Xiāng) is a rural township of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. With an area of 58.43 km2 (22.56 sq mi), it is the third largest township in the county. Hukou had an estimated population of 77,908 in December 2019.[1]
The Hukou army base houses the 542nd Armor Brigade of the 6th Army Corps of the Republic of China Army.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 20 villages: Aishi, Boluo, Decheng, Fenghuang, Fengshan, Hexing, Hujing, Hukou, Hunan, Renshi, Shengli, Tungxing, Xiaoshi, Xinshi, Xinyi, Zhangan, Zhangling, Zhongshi, Zhongxing and Zhongzheng.[2]
Economy
The township is home to the Hsinchu Industrial Park.
Education
- China University of Technology, Hsinchu campus
- Hsinchu county Hukou senior high school, incl. grades 7 to 9
- Hsinchu county Xinhu junior high school
- Hsinchu county Chungcheng junior high school
- Hsinchu county Hukou elementary school
- Hsinchu county Changan elementary school
- Hsinchu county Xinshih elementary school
- Hsinchu county Xinhu elementary school
- Hsinchu county Chungxing elementary school
- Hsinchu county Hexing elementary school
- Hsinchu county Huaxing elementary school
| Hukou Township | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 湖口鄉 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 湖口鄉 | ||||||||||||||
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Tourist attractions
- Armor School Museum
- Hukou Old Street
- Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou[3]
- Catholic Church of Laohukou [4]
Hukou Sanyuan Temple
Transportation
Rail
The Taiwan Railways Administration serves Hukou via the Beihu and Hukou stations.
Road
The bus station in the township of Hukou is called the bus station of Hsinchu Bus Corp.
Notable natives
- Joe Chen, actress, singer and television host
- Fan Chen-tsung, Magistrate of Hsinchu County (1989-1997)
References
- ^ 106年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局.
- ^ "Catholic Church of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27.
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