Wufeng District

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Coordinates: 24°4′N 120°42′E / 24.067°N 120.700°E / 24.067; 120.700

Wufeng District in Taichung City
Wufeng District
Wufeng District Office
The Service Center in Central and Southern Taiwan of Legislative Yuan; it was Taiwan Provincial Council.

Wufeng District (Chinese: 霧峰區; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bū-hong) is a suburban district in southern Taichung, of the Republic of China. It was the location of Taiwan Provincial Council before 1999.

Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on September 21, 1999, which caused around 100 deaths in the town[citation needed]. The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan, which commemorates the giant quake, is built at what was formerly Guangfu Junior High School, which was destroyed when part of the school was uplifted by the Chelungpu Fault during the quake.

The two major geographical features of this town are the Wuxi (Wu stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.

Geography

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

  • National Highway No. 3
  • National Highway No. 6 at Wufeng SIC.
  • Provincial Highway No. 3
  • Provincial Highway No. 63 at Zhongtou IC.

See also

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Districts of Taichung
City seat: Xitun
Urban area
Coastal area
Highland area
Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard; Central, East, South, West, and North District uses English instead.
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