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6-415: Zhunan Township is an urban township in northern Miaoli County , Taiwan . Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Toufen . Literally, Zhúnán ( 竹南 ) means "bamboo south" but in this context, zhú is short for " Hsinchu ". Thus, Zhunan lies south of Hsinchu ( cf. Zhubei which lies north [ běi ] of Hsinchu). A previous name of the area was Tiong-káng ( 中港 ), literally "central port",
12-476: A name preserved in Zhonggang ( 中港 ), one of the 25 constituent villages of Zhunan. The present name was adopted under Japanese rule in 1920. The township comprises 25 villages: Dacuo, Dapu, Dingpu, Gangqi, Gongguan, Gongyi, Haikou, Jiaxing, Kaiyuan, Longfeng, Longshan, Qiding, Shanjia, Shengfu, Tianwen, Xinnan, Yingpan, Zhaonan, Zhengnan, Zhonggang, Zhonghua, Zhongmei, Zhongying, Zhunan and Zhuxing. The township
18-452: A statue of the Goddess that is over 100 feet tall. Zhunan is now part of Taiwan's computer sector and has a large Science Park. Zhunan has wide open beaches and some cycling routes that run parallel to the beaches. Beach access was difficult until a bridge connecting the harbour and the beaches opened in 2008. It is a favourite spot among locals for surfing, kiteboarding, and windsurfing due to
24-429: Is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan . Zhunan was traditionally a beach and fishing community, and is closely associated with Goddess Mazu , who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean. Zhunan's main tourist attraction is its prominent Mazu Temples like Zhonggang Cihyu Temple and Hotsu Longfong Temple which has
30-935: The townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions : Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province . Penghu and Lienchiang are
36-504: The year-round winds. Mountains overlook the town and are within a 20-minute drive. Zhunan is served by National Freeway 3 and Provincial Highway 61 . The township is accessible from Zhunan Station and Qiding Station of Taiwan Railways . Township (Taiwan) Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan) , along with county-administered cities . After World War II,
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