
Sanxing Township (), also spelled Sanshing Township, is a
rural township in the western part of
Yilan County,
Taiwan
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.
Geography
It has an area of 144.22 km
2 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
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St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College
Tourist attractions
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Changpi Lake
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Spring Onion Culture Museum
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Sanxing Ganquan Temple
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Yuzun Temple
Transportation
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Highway 7
*County Road 196
Notable natives
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Chen Chu
Chen Chu (; born 10 June 1950) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician serving as List of presidents of the Control Yuan, president of the Control Yuan and Chairperson, chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan), National ...
, Mayor of
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of ...
(2006–2018)
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John Deng
John Deng (; born 29 July 1952) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan), currently minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs since 8 December 2014 until 20 May 20 ...
, Minister of
Economic Affairs (2014-2016)
References
External links
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Townships in Yilan County, Taiwan