Hukou, Hsinchu

Summary

24°54′N 121°03′E / 24.900°N 121.050°E / 24.900; 121.050

Hukou Township
湖口鄕
Official seal of Hukou Township 湖口鄕
Hukou Township in Hsinchu County
Hukou Township in Hsinchu County
LocationHsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total58.4303 km2 (22.5601 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total81,550
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Websitewww.hukou.gov.tw/en/index.php Edit this at Wikidata
Hukou Township Office

Hukou Township (Chinese: 湖口鄕; pinyin: Húkǒu Xiāng) is a rural township of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. With an area of 58.43 km2 (22.56 sq mi), it is the third largest township in the county. Hukou had an estimated population of 81,550 in February 2023.[1]

The Hukou army base houses the 542nd Armor Brigade of the 6th Army Corps of the Republic of China Army.

Administrative divisions edit

The township comprises 20 villages: Aishi, Boluo, Decheng, Fenghuang, Fengshan, Hexing, Hujing, Hukou, Hunan, Renshi, Shengli, Tungxing, Xiaoshi, Xinshi, Xinyi, Zhangan, Zhangling, Zhongshi, Zhongxing and Zhongzheng.[2]

Economy edit

The township is home to the Hsinchu Industrial Park.

Education edit

  • China University of Technology, Hsinchu campus
  • Hsinchu county Hukou senior high school, incl. grades 7 to 9
  • Hsinchu county Xinhu junior high school
  • Hsinchu county Chungcheng junior high school
  • Hsinchu county Hukou elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Changan elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Xinshih elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Xinhu elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Chungxing elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Hexing elementary school
  • Hsinchu county Huaxing elementary school
Hukou Township
Chinese湖口鄉
Traditional Chinese湖口鄉

Tourist attractions edit

  • Armor School Museum
  • Hukou Old Street
  • Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou[3]
  • Catholic Church of Laohukou [4]
     
    Hukou Sanyuan Temple

Transportation edit

Rail edit

 
Hukou Station

The Taiwan Railways Administration serves Hukou via the Beihu and Hukou stations.

Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the township, but there is no planned station.

Road edit

 
Hukou Bus Station

The bus station in the township of Hukou is called the bus station of Hsinchu Bus Corp.

Notable natives edit

References edit

  1. ^ 112年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2023]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. ^ "Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局.
  4. ^ "Catholic Church of Laohukou". 新竹縣文化局. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27.

External links edit

  • Official website