Fuli Township (Chinese: 富里鄉; pinyin: Fùlǐ Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hù-lí-hiong) is a rural township located in southern Hualien County, Taiwan.[1]

Fuli Township
富里鄉
Tomizato
View of Fuli Township in the foreground, in the background is Yuli Township
View of Fuli Township in the foreground, in the background is Yuli Township
Coordinates: 23°08′00″N 121°17′00″E / 23.13333°N 121.28333°E / 23.13333; 121.28333
CountryTaiwan
RegionEastern Taiwan
Government
 • TypeRural Township
Area
 • Total176.3705 km2 (68.0970 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total9,681
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Post code
983
Subdivision13 Villages
Websitewww.fuli.gov.tw (in Chinese)
Fuli Township office

Geography edit

 
Map of Fuli (labeled as Kōho) and surrounding areas (1944)
 
Map of the region including Fuli (labeled as Fu-li-hsiang (Furikyō) 富里鄉) (1951)

The township is located at the Huatung Valley. It has 9,681 inhabitants with 4,033 households around. The population is composed of Hakka, Hoklo, and Ami peoples.

Administrative divisions edit

Fengnan, Fuli, Funan, Luoshan, Mingli, Shipai, Tungli, Wanning, Wujiang, Xinxing, Xuetian Yongfeng and Zhutian Village.

Economy edit

The agricultural product of Fuli Rice is a famous rice in Taiwan and provides a well economy development and working chances for residents.

Tourist attractions edit

 
Sixty Stones Mountain

Transportation edit

 
Fuli Rail Station

Rail edit

Notable natives edit

  • Waa Wei, singer, songwriter, radio DJ, author, actress, artist

References edit

  1. ^ "地方沿革 - 花蓮縣富里鄉公所". www.fuli.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04.
  2. ^ "花東縱谷國家風景區". 29 December 2021.

External links edit