Su-ao Township | |
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— Township — | |
Location of Suao in Yilan | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | Taiwan |
County | Yilan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lin Teng-huang |
Area | |
• Total | 89.01 km2 (34.4 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 42,915 |
Time zone | Chungyuan Standard Time Zone (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 270 |
Website | http://www.suao.gov.tw/ |
Su-ao (Chinese: 蘇澳; pinyin: Sūào; Wade–Giles: Su-ao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-ò), located in southern Yilan County, Taiwan, is an urban township that is famous for its seafood restaurants and cold springs. It is the destination of National Highway No. 5, Su-ao-Hualian Express Way, and North-Link Line of Taiwan Railway Administration. It also has two large harbors: Su-ao Port, a multi-function seaport that also houses a naval base; and Nanfang-ao Port, a major fishing port of Taiwan.
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