Qionglin
Qionglin Township 芎林鄉 | |
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| Qionglin Township in Hsinchu County Qionglin Township in Hsinchu County | |
Qionglin Township 芎林鄉 is located in Taiwan Qionglin Township 芎林鄉 Qionglin Township 芎林鄉 | |
| Coordinates: 24°46′27′′N 121°05′47′′E / 24.77417°N 121.09639°E / 24.77417; 121.09639 | |
| Location | Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 20,224 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Qionglin Township | |
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| Chinese | 芎林鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qiōnglín Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'iung1-lin2 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Khiûng-lìm-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Khiông-nâ-hiong |
Qionglin Township[1] is a rural township in central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Its population was estimated at 20,224 in March 2023.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit ]The township comprises 12 villages: Hualong, Qionglin, Shangshan, Shitan, Shuikeng, Wenlin, Wulong, Xiashan, Xinfeng, Xiuhu, Yongxing and Zhongkeng.[3]
Education
[edit ]Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology is a private university located in Shuikeng Village. It is also the largest educational institution in Qionglin. It was founded in 1967, and was originally called Dahua Agricultural College focusing around farming. In 1969, it became an industrial college. In 1991, it was changed to a business school. In 1997, it became a technical college. Finally, in 2012 it took on its current name. The school has 3 schools of engineering, electricity, business and tourism management. It also has 13 departments and 1 research institute. Plus 5 schools of Hakka culture, glass creativity, innovation cultivation, green energy industry, disaster prevention research center, and 3 education centers of general education, sports, and language. In 2003, the school had a total of 331 faculty members and 8,731 students.[4]
Economy
[edit ]Qionglin's economy is primarily focused around agriculture. The main crop used is rice, alongside fruits like citrus and pears, and other vegetables like tomatoes.
Tourist attractions
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 25 September 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ 112年3月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, March 2023]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "學術單位 - 新竹大華科技大學". 2012年12月13日. Archived from the original on 2012年12月13日. Retrieved 2020年04月29日.
External links
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- Official website Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
