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Touwu Township 頭屋郷
Rural township
Touwu Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	53 km (20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	9,835
• Density	190/km (480/sq mi)
Website	www.touwu.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Touwu Township is a rural township in north-western Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Geography

• Area: 52.45 square kilometres (20.25 sq mi)
• Population: 9,835 (September 2023)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Beikeng, Feifeng, Mingde, Mingfeng, Qudong, Shitan, Touwu and Xiangshan.

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

• Guanyin Temple
• Mingde Reservoir behind Mingde Dam
• Rihsin Island

Notable natives

• Chang Chiu-hua, Magistrate of Miaoli County (1989–1993)
• Rai Hau-min, President of Judicial Yuan (2010–2016)

References

1. 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 10 May 2018. (in Chinese)
2. ^ 112年9月份人口統計下載區 [September 2023 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
3. "苗栗文化觀光旅遊網".

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)

v t e Cities and townships of Miaoli County
County seat: Miaoli City
Cities	Miaoli City Toufen
Urban townships	Houlong Tongxiao Yuanli Zhunan Zhuolan
Rural townships	Dahu Gongguan Nanzhuang Sanwan Sanyi Shitan Tongluo Touwu Xihu Zaoqiao
Mountain indigenous townships	Tai'an

• Townships in Miaoli County