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Xincheng Township 新城鄉Kenkai, Sincheng
The shoreline in Xincheng Township
Xincheng Township
Coordinates: 24°3′5″N 121°36′30″E / 24.05139°N 121.60833°E / 24.05139; 121.60833
Country	Taiwan
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	29.4059 km (11.3537 sq mi)
Population
• Total	20,308
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	971
Subdivision	8 Villages
Website	www.sinchen.gov.tw (Chinese)

Xincheng Township or Sincheng Township (Chinese: 新城鄉; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiāng) is a rural township located in north of Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 20,308 inhabitants and 8 villages. It is also the smallest township in Hualien County.

History

Formerly called Toloboan (Chinese: 哆囉滿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: To-lô-boán).

Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Beipu, Dahan, Jiali, Jialin, Jiaxin, Kangle, Shunan and Xincheng.

Climate

• Subtropical monsoon and humid climate
• Average temperature: 22.5 °C (72.5 °F)
• Average precipitation: 2,200 mm (87 in)

Economy

The township is home to the cement mining operated by Asia Cement Corporation and its cement plant.

Education

• Dahan Institute of Technology

Tourist attractions

• Qixingtan Beach
• Chihsing Tan Katsuo Museum
• Tzu Chi Jing She (Temple of Tzu Chi Foundation)
• Asia Cement Ecological Park

Transportation

Air

• Hualien Airport

Rail

• TRA Beipu Station (North-link line)
• TRA Sincheng (Taroko) Station (North-link line)

Road

• Provincial Highway No.9
• County road No.193

Notable natives

• Wang Shin-lung, Commander of the Republic of China Army

References

1. "Entry #40127 (哆囉滿)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
2. "All new mines frozen as sought-after Mining Act revision gets goa-head". The China Post. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
3. "Asia Cement Ecological Park". www.acc.com.tw.

External links

• Office of Xincheng Township(Chinese)

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County seat: Hualien City
Cities	Hualien City
Urban townships	Fenglin Yuli
Rural townships	Fengbin Fuli Guangfu Ji'an Ruisui Shoufeng Xincheng
Mountain indigenous townships	Wanrong Xiulin Zhuoxi

v t e Taiwanese Indigenous Areas
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Note: On the map, "Mountain Indigenous Areas" are in dark green and "Plains Indigenous Areas" are in light green.

• Townships in Hualien County