Xinpu, Hsinchu

Xinpu Township
新埔鎭
Xinpu Township; 新埔鎭
Urban township
	Persimmons drying in Xinpu Township
	Xinpu Township in Hsinchu County
Location	Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population (February 2023)
• Total	33,002
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

24°50′52″N 121°05′44″E / 24.84778°N 121.09556°E / 24.84778; 121.09556

Xinpu Township (Chinese: 新埔鎭; pinyin: Xīnpǔ Zhèn; also known as Hsinpu) is an urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

History

Xinpu was formerly known as Baliguo (吧哩嘓), a commercial center during the Jiaqing Emperor rule of Qing Dynasty.^[1]

Geography

Area: 72.19 square kilometres (27.87 sq mi)^[2]
Population: 33,002 (February 2023)^[3]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 19 villages: Baoshi, Beiping, Hankeng, Jupu, Luming, Nanping, Neili, Qingshui, Shangliao, Sizuo, Tianxin, Wenshan, Wupu, Xialiao, Xinbei, Xinmin, Xinpu, Xinsheng and Zhaomen.^[2]

Tourist attractions

Zhaomen Leisure Agricultural Zone
Zhaomen Zone
Taiwan Cycling Route No.1 Passes through Xinpu township.^[4]
Recently rebuilt (Early 2019) Hsinchu County Xinpu Township Office and Visitor Center

Transportation

Bus station in the township is Xinpu Bus Station of Hsinchu Bus. Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the western part of the township, but there is no planned station.

Education

Elementary

Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenguomin High School

Hsinchu County Xinpu Township National High School

Ching-Shuei Elementary School

Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenbaoshi Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Bao-shi Elementary School

Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinbu Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xinpu Elementary School

Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenwenshan Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Wen-shan Elementary School

Fangliao Elementary School

Jhao-Men Elementary School

Xinzhuxianxinbuzhenxinxing Elementary School

Hsinchu County Xinpu County Xin-xing Elementary School

Chao-Tung Elementary School

High schools

Xinzhuxianzhaomenguomin High School

Hsinchu County Zhao-men High School

School Library Pei Pin, Hsin Chuw County

Hsinchu County Pei-ping Waldorf School

新竹縣照海華德福實驗教育機構

Hsinchu County Tsio-hai Waldorf Education Organization

Tianzhujiaoneisi Vocational High School

Nei-si Catholic Vocational High School

Other

新埔數位機會中心(新埔DOC)

Xinpu [Something, ?"Digital Chance"?] Center

新竹縣私立仁美幼兒園

Hsinchu County Ren-mei Private Kindergarten

Notable natives

Fangge Dupan, poet
Lin Ming-chang, chemist

References

^ "About us". Sp.gov.tw. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b 行政區域 [Administrative areas]. sp.gov.tw (in Chinese). Xinpu Township Office. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ 106年1月新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "Bike around Taiwan in 9-day". Taiwan Cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

Xinpu Township Office (in English)

Xinpu Township (in English)
- Probably will error 404 please head back to home page Taiwan, Heart of Asia and type in search bar "Xinpu Township" and search.

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[1] "About us". Sp.gov.tw. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[admin_areas-2] 行政區域 [Administrative areas]. sp.gov.tw (in Chinese). Xinpu Township Office. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[3] 106年1月新竹縣人口統計報表 [Hsinchu County population table, January 2017]. hsinchu.gov.tw (in Chinese). Hsinchu County Gov't. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[4] "Bike around Taiwan in 9-day". Taiwan Cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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