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Zhuangwei Township or Jhuangwei Township is a rural township in eastern Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China, the smallest in the county.
Geography
- Area: 38.48 square kilometres (14.86 sq mi)
- Population: 24,433 (September 2023)
Politics and government
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 14 villages:34
- Dafu (大福村), Fuxing/Fusing (復興村), Gonglao (功勞村), Gujie (古結村), Guoling (過嶺村), Guting (古亭村), Jixiang/Jisiang (吉祥村), Meicheng (美城村), Meifu (美福村), Donggang (東港村), Xinnan/Sinnan (新南村), Xinshe/Sinshe (新社村), Yongzhen/Yongjhen (永鎮村) and Zhongxiao/Jhongsiao (忠孝村).
Elections
The township participated in the 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections supporting the candidacy of Lin Zi-miao (KMT).
Energy
The township government is currently constructing an organic refuse resource center to process 200 tons of refuse daily with a planned capacity of 400 kW.5
Tourist attractions
- Wujian Ziyun Temple
- Yongzhen Coast Park
Transportation
The nearest train station to the township is Yilan Station of Taiwan Railways, located in Yilan City.
Notable natives
- Pan Wen-chung, Minister of Education (2016-2018, 2019-)
- Tsai Ling-yi, Second Lady of the Republic of China (2012–2016)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhuangwei Township, Yilan County.- Official website (in Chinese)
References
宜蘭縣壯圍鄉行政區域圖 [JHUANGWEI, YILAN] (PDF). July 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2019. 宜蘭縣壯圍鄉行政區域圖 ↩
"[ INFORMATION FOR FOREIGNERS IN YILAN ]". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091627/http://foreigner.e-land.gov.tw/language_e/page_b3-4.html ↩
宜蘭縣壯圍鄉行政區域圖 [JHUANGWEI, YILAN] (PDF). July 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2019. 宜蘭縣壯圍鄉行政區域圖 ↩
"2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 15 November 2019. Jixiang Vil. Meifu Vil. Xinnan Vil. Tunggang [sic] Vil. Fuxing Vil. Guoling Vil. Yongzhen Vil. Zhongxiao Vil. Guting Vil. Gonglao Vil. Meicheng Vil. Xinshe Vil. Dafu Vil. Gujie Vil. http://vote2018.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm10002000600000000.html ↩
Gao, Pat (1 January 2017). "Head of Steam". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017. http://www.taiwantoday.tw/news.php?post=109434&unit=8,32 ↩