Hukou, Hsinchu Explained
24.9°N 124°W
| Official Name: | Hukou Township
湖口鄕 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural township |
| Subdivision Type: | Location |
| Subdivision Name: | Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.4303 |
| Population As Of: | February 2023 |
| Population Total: | 81550 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
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Hukou Township is a rural township of Hsinchu County, Taiwan. With an area of 58.43km2, 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
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
The township is home to the Hsinchu Industrial Park.
Education
- 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
| T: | 湖口鄉 |
| P: | Húkǒu Xiāng |
| J: | hu1 kou3 xiang1 |
| Also Known As: | Hukou Township |
| Bpmf: | ㄏㄨˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ |
| Hukou Township |
Tourist attractions
- Armor School Museum
- Hukou Old Street
- Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou[3]
- Catholic Church of Laohukou [4]
Transportation
Rail
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
The bus station in the township of Hukou is called the bus station of Hsinchu Bus Corp.
Notable natives
Notes and References
- Web site: https://w3.hsinchu.gov.tw/house/print/city.aspx?y=112&m=1
. zh:112年1月 新竹縣人口統計報表 . Hsinchu County population table, January 2023 . zh . hsinchu.gov.tw . Hsinchu County Gov't . 4 February 2023 . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215205402/http://w3.hsinchu.gov.tw/house/print/city.aspx?y=106&m=1 . dead .
- Web site: 2014 Local Elections . 2014-12-09 . https://archive.today/20141209105554/http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm701000500000000.html . 2014-12-09 . dead .
- Web site: Sanyuan Temple of Laohukou. 新竹縣文化局.
- Web site: Catholic Church of Laohukou. 新竹縣文化局. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027220536/http://www.hchcc.gov.tw/ch/06culture/cul_02_main.asp?bull_id=4166. 2017-10-27.
