Toufen

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.

Toufen

頭份市
Township/city
Toufen City
Toufen within Miaoli County
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceTaiwan Province
CountyMiaoli
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
5
Websitehttp://www.toufen.gov.tw
Toufen City
Traditional Chinese頭份市
Simplified Chinese头份市

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-controlled 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
  • Toufen Backyard Garden

Transportation

Toufen is accessible by Zhunan Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration located in the neighboring Zhunan Township.

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References
  1. "Renovated cluster of Miaoli houses bring tourists, jobs". Taipei Times. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. 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
  3. 地理環境 [Geography & environment]. toufen.gov.tw (in Chinese). Toufen City Office. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 行政區域 [Administrative areas]. toufen.gov.tw (in Chinese). Toufen City Office. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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