Sanxing, Yilan

24°40′26″N 121°39′47″E / 24.67389°N 121.66306°E / 24.67389; 121.66306

Rural township
Sanxing Township
三星鄉
Sansei
Rural township
Fields of spring onion in Sanxing Township
Fields of spring onion in Sanxing Township
Sanxing Township in Yilan County
Sanxing Township in Yilan County
LocationYilan County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total144.22 km2 (55.68 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2023)
 • Total21,239
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Websitewww.sanshing.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
The restored station of the decommissioned Luodong Forest Railway in Sanxing Township
Yuzun Temple

Sanxing Township (Chinese: 三星鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānxīng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Sansing Siang; Wade–Giles: San1-hsing1 Hsiang1), also spelled Sanshing Township, is a rural township in the western part of Yilan County, Taiwan.

Geography

It has an area of 144.22 km2 and estimate population of 21,239 people as of September 2023.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 18 villages: Dayi, Dayin, Dazhou, Gongzhao, Guilin, Hangjian, Jiqing, Renhe, Shangwu, Shuangxian, Tianfu, Tianshan, Wande, Wanfu, Weiqian, Yide, Yuanshan and Yuemei.

Education

  • St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College

Tourist attractions

Transportation

  • Highway 7
  • County Road 196

Notable natives

  • Chen Chu, Mayor of Kaohsiung City (2006–2018)
  • John Deng, Minister of Economic Affairs (2014-2016)

References

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External links

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