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Xinyuan, Pingtung

Coordinates: 22°30′54″N 120°26′49″E / 22.514936°N 120.447037°E / 22.514936; 120.447037
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22°30′54″N 120°26′49″E / 22.514936°N 120.447037°E / 22.514936; 120.447037

Xinyuan Township
新園鄉
Shin'en
Xinyuan Township in Pingtung County
Xinyuan Township in Pingtung County
LocationPingtung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2024)
 • Total32,601
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Xinyuan Township
Traditional Chinese新園鄉
Hanyu PinyinXīnyuán Xiāng
Wade–GilesHsin1-yüan2 Hsiang1
Tongyong PinyinSinyuán Siang
RomanizationSîn-yèn-hiông
Hokkien POJSin-hn̂g-hiong

Xinyuan Township,[1] also spelled Sinyuan[2] and Shinyuan,[3] is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

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  • Population: 32,601 (February 2024)
  • Area: 38.31 square kilometres (14.79 sq mi)

Administrative divisions

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The township comprises 15 villages: Gangqi, Gangxi, Gonghe, Nanlong, Neizhuang, Tianyang, Wayao, Wufang, Wulong, Xianji, Xinglong, Xintung, Xinyuan, Yanpu and Zhongzhou.

Tourist attractions

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Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ 鄉鎮中英對照 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ Shinyuan Township Office (in Chinese)
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