23°39′44.5″N 121°00′56.6″E / 23.662361°N 121.015722°E / 23.662361; 121.015722
Mountain indigenous township| Xinyi Township 信義鄉 | |
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.svg) Xinyi Township in Nantou County | |
| Location | Nantou County, Taiwan |
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| • Total | 1,422 km (549 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,576 |
| • Density | 11/km (28/sq mi) |
Xinyi Township or Sinyi Township (Chinese: 信義鄉; pinyin: Xìnyì Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest township by area of Nantou County. Xinyi is home to the Bunun people of the Taiwanese aborigines.
Geography
It has a population total of 15,576 and an area of 1,422.42 square kilometres (549.20 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
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The township comprises 14 villages:
- 1 Tannan
- 2 Deli
- 3 Shuanglong
- 4 Tungpu
- 5 Tongfu
- 6 Shenmu
- 7 Wangmei
- 8 Luona
- 9 Xinxiang
- 10 Zijiang
- 11 Aiguo
- 12 Mingde
- 13 Renhe
- 14 Fengqiu
Economy
The township ranks first in Taiwan in terms of plum production, reaching an annual production of 20,000 tonnes.
Infrastructures
Tourist attractions
- Batongguan Trail
- Mount Dongjun
- Mount Mabolasi
- Mount Zhuoshe
- Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge
- Yushan National Park
- Fengguidou
- Dongpu Hot Springs
- Pinglai Scenic Area
- Rainbow Falls, Lover's Valley
- Cloud Dragon Falls, Double Dragon Falls
- Fubuzhizi Precipice
- Danda Mountain Trail, Danye Mountain Trail
- Seven Colors Lake
- Papaya Pit Falls
- Shenmu Giant Camphor Tree
- Husband and Wife Trees
Transportation
References
- "Xìnyì jièshào" 信義介紹 [Introduction to Xinyi]. Xìnyì xiāng gōngsuǒ 信義鄉公所 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "Nantou Specials". Travel King. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
External links
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| Note: Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Note: On the map, "Mountain Indigenous Areas" are in dark green and "Plains Indigenous Areas" are in light green. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||