Tai'an, Miaoli

24.422769°N 121.050689°E / 24.422769; 121.050689

Tai'an Township 泰安鄉 Taian
Mountain indigenous township
Da'an River
Taian Township Office, Miaoli County
Tai'an Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	615 km2 (237 sq mi)
Population  (September 2023)
• Total	5,672
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Website	www.taian.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Tai'an Township^{[1][2][3][4][5]} (Chinese: 泰安鄉; pinyin: Tài'ān Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in southeastern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is the largest township and the only mountain indigenous township in Miaoli County.^[6]

Geography

Tai'an Township is a mountainous region without convenient transportation both between villages and between Tai'an itself and outside townships. The sources of the Houlong and Da-an rivers are found in the township. More than two thirds of the population consists of the indigenous Atayal people.

• Area: 614.51 square kilometres (237.26 sq mi)
• Population: 5,672 people (September 2023)^[7]

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Tai'an Township

The township comprises eight villages: Bagua, Daxing, Jinshui, Meiyuan, Qingan, Shilin, Xiangbi and Zhongxing.^[7]

Politics

The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Tourist attractions

• Guanwu National Forest Recreation Area
• Shei-Pa National Park
• Tai'an Hot Spring
• Xishuikeng Tofu Street