Tongxiao Township 通霄鎮 | |
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 Tongxiao Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.85 km2 (41.64 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
| • Total | 31,799 |
| Website | www |
| Tongxiao Township | |
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| Chinese | 通霄鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tōngxiāo Zhèn |
| Wade–Giles | T'ung1-hsiao1 Chen4 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Thûng-sêu-chṳ́n |
| Hokkien POJ | Thong-siau-tìn |
Tongxiao Township [1] is an urban township in southern Miaoli County,Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.
The town was formerly called Thunsiau (Chinese :吞霄; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Thun-siau). [2]
The township comprises 24 villages:Baitung,Baixi,Chengbei,Chengnan,Fengshu,Fulong,Fuxing,Fuyuan,Meinan,Nanhe,Neidao,Neihu,Pingan,Pingding,Pingyuan,Tongnan,Tongtung,Tongwan,Tongxi,Wubei,Wumei,Wunan,Xinpu and Zuntou.
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the township,but no station is currently planned.
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