Xiulin, Hualien

Xiulin Township 秀林鄉
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Coordinates:
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	1,641.8555 km2 (633.9240 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	15,494
• Density	9.201/km2 (23.83/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Post code	972
Subdivision	9 villages, 128 neighborhoods
Website	www.shlin.gov.tw

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Xiulin Township

Xiulin Township (Chinese: 秀林鄉; pinyin: Xiùlín Xiāng) or Sioulin Township is a mountain indigenous township of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located northwest of Hualien City, and is the largest township in Taiwan by area (1,641.86 km²) with 9 villages. It has a population of 15,494, most of which are Taroko people.

Because of its location beside the Central Mountain Range, the climate changes by altitude. Taroko National Park is located in Xiulin Township. In recent years, people in Xiulin have lobbied to change its official name to "Taroko Township" (太魯閣鄉) to reflect the native Taroko people.

Administrative divisions

• Heping Village
• Chongde Village
• Fushi Village
• Xiulin Village
• Jingmei Village
• Jiamin Village
• Shuiyuan Village
• Tongmen Village
• Wenlan Village

Tourist attractions

• Taroko National Park
• Qingshui Cliff
• Sanchan Creek Scenic Area
• Mukumugi ecological Trail and preserve area
• Kilai Mountain (3607 m)
• Dayu Mountain (2565 m)
• Hehuanshan (3416 m)
• Pingfeng Mountain
• Xiangde Temple

Infrastructure

• Bihai Power Plant
• Hoping Power Plant

Transportation

• TRA Heping Station, Heren Station, Jingmei Station, Chongde Station (North-Link Line)
• Provincial Highway No.8 (Central Cross-Island Highway)
• Provincial Highway No.9 (Suhua Highway)
• Heping Cement Port

See also

• Hualien County

External links

• Siou Lin Township Population
• Taroko National Park