Toufen
24°41′00″N 120°54′26″E / 24.683209°N 120.907234°E
Toufen
頭份市 Tōfun | |
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| Toufen City | |
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 Toufen within Miaoli County | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Taiwan Province |
| County | Miaoli |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 5 |
| Website | http://www.toufen.gov.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 頭份市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 头份市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toufen (Hakka PFS: Thèu-fun; Hokkien POJ: Thâu-hūn) is a county-administered city in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Zhunan.
History
In 2007, there was a revitalization project for the community houses in the city which was funded by Council of Cultural Affairs and private sectors which turned the buildings into a museum of chronicling life in the 1950s and 1960s.[1] On 5 October 2015, Toufen was upgraded from an urban township to a county-administered city.[2]
Geography
Toufen has an area of 53.3029 km2 (20.5804 sq mi). Surrounding the city are Miaoli County's Zhunan, Zaoqiao and Sanwan townships to the northwest/west, southwest and southeast, respectively, and Hsinchu County to the northeast and east.[3] As of January 2017, its total population was estimated at 103,162, including 52,055 males and 51,107 females.[4]
Administrative divisions
The city comprises 32 villages: Chenggong, Douhuan, Gexing, Guangxing, Heping, Houzhuang, Jianguo, Jianshan, Jianxia, Lankeng, Liutung, Luzhu, Minquan, Minsheng, Minzu, Pantao, Renai, Shangpu, Shangxing, Shanhu, Shanxia, Tianliao, Tongzhuang, Toufen, Tuniu, Wenhua, Xiaxing, Xinglong, Xinhua, Xinyi, Zhongxiao and Zijiang.[5]
Tourist attractions
Transportation
Toufen is accessible by Zhunan Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration located in the neighboring Zhunan Township.
Notable natives
- Hsieh Chin-ting, Magistrate of Miaoli County (1981–1989)
- Hsu Yao-chang, Magistrate of Miaoli County
References
- ^ "Renovated cluster of Miaoli houses bring tourists, jobs". Taipei Times. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ 鄭鴻達 (2015-07-16), 苗栗頭份改制縣轄市 鎮代表會落槌通過 (in Chinese), Liberty Times
- ^ 地理環境 [Geography & environment]. toufen.gov.tw (in Chinese). Toufen City Office. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ 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 25 February 2017.
- ^ 行政區域 [Administrative areas]. toufen.gov.tw (in Chinese). Toufen City Office. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
- Toufen City Office (in Chinese)
