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Xiulin, Hualien
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| official_name | Xiulin Township | |
| other_name | Sioulin | |
| native_name | 秀林鄉 | |
| settlement_type | Mountain indigenous township | |
| image_skyline | Idus Hall in Buluowan.jpg | |
| image_caption | Buluowan in Taroko National Park | |
| image_map | Xiulin_HL.svg | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Taiwan | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Taiwan | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Eastern Taiwan | |
| parts_style | ||
| parts | ||
| p2 | ||
| government_type | Township | |
| leader_title | Supervisor | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | ||
| established_title2 | ||
| established_title3 | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_total_km2 | 1641.8555 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| population_as_of | February 2023 | |
| population_total | 17068 | |
| population_density_km2 | 9.201 | |
| timezone | CST | |
| utc_offset | +8 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| postal_code_type | Post code | |
| postal_code | 972 | |
| blank_name | Subdivision | |
| blank_info | 9 villages, 128 neighborhoods | |
| website | www.shlin.gov.tw |
Xiulin Township / Sioulin Township () is a mountain indigenous township of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located northwest of Hualien City, and is the largest township in Taiwan by area (1,641.86 km²) with 9 villages. It has a population of 17,068, most of which are the indigenous Taroko people.
Because of its location beside the Central Mountain Range, the climate changes by altitude. Taroko National Park is located in Xiulin Township. In recent years, people in Xiulin have lobbied to change its name to "Taroko Township" (太魯閣鄉).
The second deadliest train disaster in Taiwan's history happened here in 2021.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises nine villages: Chongde, Fushi, Heping, Jiamin, Jingmei, Shuiyuan, Tongmen, Wenlan and Xiulin.
Tourist attractions
- Taroko National Park
- Qingshui Cliff
- Sanchan Creek Scenic Area
- Mukumugi ecological Trail and preserve area
- Kilai Mountain (3607 m)
- Dayu Mountain (2565 m)
- Hehuanshan (3416 m)
- Pingfeng Mountain
- Xiangde Temple
- Shimen Mountain
- Wuming Mountain
Infrastructure
- Bihai Power Plant
- Hoping Power Plant
Transportation
- TR Heping Station, Heren Station, Jingmei Station, Chongde Station (North-link line)
- Provincial Highway 8 (Central Cross-Island Highway)
- Provincial Highway 9 (Suhua Highway)
- Heping Cement Port
References
References
- "About".
- link. (August 2020). Ministry of the Interior]]
- Wang Chin-yi and Jake Chung. (2 August 2020). "Hunter certificates issued to 294 Aborigines in Hualien".
- Mu Xuequan. "6.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan, injuring at least 17 people".
- "Taiwan Today - Solar power lights up remote Hualien village".
- "Ma supports reducing nuclear power".
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