Wufeng District
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Wufeng
霧峰區 Wufong | |
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| Wufeng District | |
| The Lin Family Garden in Wufeng District The Lin Family Garden in Wufeng District | |
| Wufeng District in Taichung City Wufeng District in Taichung City | |
| Location | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 64,080 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | (in Chinese) |
Wufeng District (Chinese: 霧峰區; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bū-hong-khu) is a suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It is the location of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the Jiji earthquake on 21 September 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 Wu Xi (Wu Stream), which forms the town's southern border, and Xiangbi Shan (Elephant Trunk Mountain), which lies in the eastern part of the township.
History
[edit | edit source]The name Wufeng was formerly called Atabu (Chinese: 阿罩霧; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-tà-bū),[1] which was an Arikun tribe.[2]
Administrative divisions
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Tonglin, Jifeng, Jiayin, Benxiang, Zhongzheng, Jinrong, Laiyuan, Bentang, Beiliu, Nanliu, Side, Wufu, Dingtai, Beishi, Nanshi, Wanfeng, Jiuzheng, Kengkou, Fenggu Liugu Village.
Geography
[edit | edit source]- Area: 98.08 km2
- Population: 64,094 people (February 2023)
Education
[edit | edit source]Government institutions
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Tourist attractions
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- 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan
- Asia Museum of Modern Art
- Assembly Affairs Museum, The Legislative Yuan
- Democratic Times Museum
- Lin Hsien-tang Residence Museum
- National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
- Wufeng Lin Family Mansion and Garden
- Jiujiu Feng (Ninety-nine peaks)
- Memorial Park of the Taiwan Provincial Council
File:921地震教育博物館 921 Earthquake Educational Museum - panoramio.jpg Tong-Lin Ecological Park921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan - Taiwan Mushroom Museum[3]
Transportation
[edit | edit source]Roads
[edit | edit source]Freeway
[edit | edit source]National Freeway No.3 Wufeng Interchange
National Freeway No.6 Jiujeng Interchange
Provincial Way
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Provincial Highway 63 (Zhongtou Highway)
Buses [4]
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50 (rides from 921 Earthquake Museum to Beitun District)
53 (rides to Wenxin Road, Nantun District)
59
107 (rides to Nantun District)
108 (rides from Beitun District to Tsaotun, Nantou)
131
132
151 (rides to High Speed Rail Taichung Station)
201 (rides from Asia University to North District)
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282
Notable natives
[edit | edit source]- Tang Yao-ming, Minister of National Defense (2002–2004)
- Lin Jin-zhong, calligraphy artist (b. 1951)
See also
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External links
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- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 94: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (in Chinese)
- 霧峰Wufeng, Taichung阿罩霧Ataabu (Fan Page on Facebook)
