Guangfu, Hualien

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Guangfu Township
光復鄉
Nickname(s): Fata'an (馬太鞍)
Coordinates: 23°38′6.23″N 121°25′21.94″E / 23.6350639°N 121.4227611°E / 23.6350639; 121.4227611Coordinates: 23°38′6.23″N 121°25′21.94″E / 23.6350639°N 121.4227611°E / 23.6350639; 121.4227611
Country  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region Eastern Taiwan
Government
  Type Township
  Supervisor Sie, Jhong-yuan (謝忠淵)
Area
  Total 157.1100 km2 (60.6605 sq mi)
Population
  Total 14,500
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Post code 976
Subdivision 14 Villages
Website http://www.guangfu.gov.tw
Fataan Ecological Wetland

Guangfu Township (Chinese: 光復鄉) is a rural township located in mid Huatung Valley between Central Mountain Range and coastal Range of Hualien, Taiwan. It has 14 villages and a population of 14,500 inhabitants, which the greatest aborigines here is Ami people. The main economical activity is agriculture.

Tourist attractions

  • Bao'an Temple
  • Dafong Ecological Park
  • Daxing Waterfall Memorial Park
  • Fataan Ecological Wetland
  • Hualien Sugar Factory (Taiwan Sugar Corporation)
  • Mataian Culture Street
  • Mataian Humanities Studio
  • Mataian Wetland Ecological Park
  • Mudflow Memorial Park
  • Tabalong aboriginal culture

Transportation

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

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