Guangfu, Hualien

Guangfu Township (Chinese: 光復鄉; pinyin: Guāngfù Xiāng) is a rural township located in mid Huatung Valley between Central Mountain Range and coastal Range of Hualien County, Taiwan. The indigenous Amis people make up about half of the population. The main economical activity is agriculture.

Guangfu Township 光復鄉 Fata'an (馬太鞍)
Rural township
Coordinates: 23°38′6.23″N 121°25′21.94″E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Township
Area
• Total	157.1100 km2 (60.6605 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	11,975
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	976
Subdivision	14 Villages
Website	www.guangfu.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Geography

Map including Guangfu area (1944)

Map including Guangfu area (1951)

The township is located at the Huatung Valley.

Administrative divisions

The township has 14 villages with a population of 11,975 inhabitants. Dahua, Daan, Daping, Dama, Datong, Tungfu, Xifu, Nanfu, Beifu, Dajin, Daquan, Daxing, Dafu and Dafeng Village.

Tourist attractions

Deputy Factory Manager's Quarters, Hualien Sugar Factory

• Bao'an Temple
• Dafong Ecological Park
• Danongdafu Forest Park
• Daxing Waterfall Memorial Park
• Hualien Sugar Factory
• Mataian Culture Street
• Mataian Humanities Studio
• Matai'an Wetland Ecological Park
• Mudflow Memorial Park
• Tabalong aboriginal culture^[1]

Transportation

Guangfu Station

• Taiwan Railways Administration Guangfu and Dafu Station (Taitung line)
• Provincial Highway No.9 (Hualien-Taitung Provincial Highway)
• Provincial Highway No.11A (Guangfu-Fengbin)
• County Road No.193

Notable natives

• Lin Chiung-ying, football and futsal player