Su'ao Township 蘇澳鎮 |
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Township | |
Location of Suao in Yilan |
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Coordinates: 24°36′N 121°51′E / 24.600°N 121.850°ECoordinates: 24°36′N 121°51′E / 24.600°N 121.850°E | |
Country | Taiwan |
County | Yilan |
Area | |
• Total | 89.01 km2 (34.37 sq mi) |
Population (December 2014) | |
• Total | 41,018 |
Time zone | Chungyuan Standard Time Zone (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 270 |
Website | suao.gov.tw |
Su'ao Township (Chinese: 蘇澳鎮; pinyin: Sū'ào Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Su1-ao4 Chen4; 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 a terminus of National Highway No. 5, the Su'ao-Hualian Express Way, and the North-Link Line of the 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.
During Japanese rule, the area was established as Suō Town (蘇澳街?), Suō District, Taihoku Prefecture.
After World War II, the town was converted to a township under Taipei County. In 1950, the township was put under the newly established Yilan County.
As of December 2016, Su'ao had 14,109 households and a total population of 40,493, including 19,877 females and 20,616 males.
The township comprises 26 villages: Aiding, Cunren, Dingliao, Gangbian, Longde, Nanan, Nancheng, Nanjian, Nanning, Nanqiang, Nanxing, Nanzheng, Shengai, Shenghu, Subei, Sunan, Sutung, Suxi, Tungao, Xincheng, Yongchun, Yongguang, Yongle, Yongrong, Zhangan and Zhaoyang.