Jiaoxi, Yilan

Rural township in Yilan County, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jiaoxi Township (Chinese: 礁溪鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo xī xiāng[2]; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiaosi Siang; Wade–Giles: Chiao1-hsi1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ta-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-khe-hiong, Taⁿ-kheⁿ-hiong[3]) or Chiaohsi Township is a rural township in the northern section of Yilan County, Taiwan.[4]

Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
Rural villages (村)18[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
262
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Jiaoxi Township
礁溪鄉
Shōkei
Rural township
Jiaoxi Township in Yilan County
Jiaoxi Township in Yilan County
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
CountyYilan County, Taiwan Yilan
Rural villages (村)18[1]
Government
 • Leader (鄉長)Chang Yung-Te (張永德)
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
101.4278 km2 (39.1615 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2023)[1]
 • Total
34,932
 • Density344.40/km2 (892.00/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
262
Websitejiaosi.e-land.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
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Geography

Jiaoxi Township in Yilan from above with Turtle Island 龜山島, Taiwan's one active Volcano, sitting on the horizon in the middle of the frame.
Jiaoxi Aerial Panorama with Jiaoxi Train Station in the middle of the frame. December 2022.
Map including Jiaoxi (labeled as Shōkei) (1944)
Map including Jiaoxi (labeled as Chiao-chʻi (Shōkei) 礁溪) (1954)
  • Area: 101.43 km2
  • Population: 35,399[5] (December 2024)

Administrative divisions

The township includes eighteen villages:[1][6]

Education

As of 2024, about 24% of the population had a bachelor's degree.[5] Jiaoxi has five elementary and two junior high schools. It is home to two universities as listed below.

Tourist attractions

Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi rural township. December 2022.
Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi Township
Aerial panorama of Jiaoxi Township - another perspective. December 2022.
Aerial panorama of the Jiaoxi countryside. December 2022.

Jiaoxi is famous for its hot springs. The industry, as well as associated industries like hospitality, experience noticeable increases in revenue on weekends and holidays during the hot spring season in winter.[8]

Aerial perspective of a fish farm in Jiaoxi Township in Yilan county. December 2022.

In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.[9]

Other notable points of interests include:

Jiaoxi hot spring

Events

  • Jiaoxi Hot Spring Festival[10]

Transportation

Jiaoxi Station

Jiaoxi is served by Jiaoxi Station on the Yilan Line run by Taiwan Railway. Another convenient way of transportation to/from Taipei and further to Yilan City is by bus route that uses the National Freeway 5 and passes through the Snow Mountain Tunnel. It is operated by Kamalan Bus Inc. and Capital Star (首都之星). The Provincial Highway 9 also serves the township.

Notable natives

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