Zhuangwei

24.770214°N 121.802276°E / 24.770214; 121.802276

Zhuangwei Township 壯圍鄉 Sōi, Jhuangwei
Rural township
宜蘭縣壯圍鄉公所 Jhuangwei Township Office
Zhuangwei Township in Yilan County
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province
County	Yilan
Rural villages (村)	14
Government
• Township Mayor (鄉長)	Shen Ching-Shan (沈清山)
Area
• Total	38.48 km2 (14.86 sq mi)
Population  (September 2023)
• Total	24,433
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code	263
Website	www.jw.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Zhuangwei Township or Jhuangwei Township^[1] (Chinese: 壯圍鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuàngwéi Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuàngwéi Siang; Wade–Giles: Chuang⁴-wei² Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chòng-ûi-hiong) is a rural township in eastern Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China, the smallest in the county.^[2]

Geography

Map including Zhuangwei / Jhuangwei area (1944)

Map including Zhuangwei / Jhuangwei area (1954)

• Area: 38.48 square kilometres (14.86 sq mi)
• Population: 24,433 (September 2023)

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages:^[1][3]

• Dafu (大福村), Fuxing/Fusing (復興村), Gonglao (功勞村), Gujie (古結村), Guoling (過嶺村), Guting (古亭村), Jixiang/Jisiang (吉祥村), Meicheng (美城村), Meifu (美福村), Donggang (東港村), Xinnan/Sinnan (新南村), Xinshe/Sinshe (新社村), Yongzhen/Yongjhen (永鎮村) and Zhongxiao/Jhongsiao (忠孝村).

Elections

The township participated in the 2018 Taiwanese municipal elections supporting the candidacy of Lin Zi-miao (KMT).

Energy

The township government is currently constructing an organic refuse resource center to process 200 tons of refuse daily with a planned capacity of 400 kW.^[4]

Tourist attractions

• Wujian Ziyun Temple
• Yongzhen Coast Park

Transportation

The nearest train station to the township is Yilan Station of Taiwan Railways, located in Yilan City.

Notable natives

• Pan Wen-chung, Minister of Education (2016-2018, 2019-)
• Tsai Ling-yi, Second Lady of the Republic of China (2012–2016)