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Wanrong, Hualien

Wanrong Township
萬榮鄉
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Coordinates: 24°3′5″N 121°36′30″E / 24.05139°N 121.60833°E / 24.05139; 121.60833Coordinates: 24°3′5″N 121°36′30″E / 24.05139°N 121.60833°E / 24.05139; 121.60833
Country Taiwan
Region Eastern Taiwan
Government
 • Type Township
Area
 • Total 618.4910 km2 (238.8007 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
 • Total 6,530
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Post code 979
Subdivision 6 Villages
Website www.wanrung.gov.tw (Chinese)

Wanrong Township or Wanrung Township (Chinese: 萬榮鄉; pinyin: Wànróng Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township located in the west of Hualien County, Taiwan, and has a population of 6,530 inhabitants and 8 villages.

The altitude and climates change greatly with the mountains of Central Range, and the adverse altitude is about 600 m. The main inhabitants are Truku people, Bunun people and Atayal people of the Taiwanese aborigines, and most economic activity is agriculture, which located in the small plain near Fenglin Township. The abundant resources of tourism has not been developed.

The township comprises six villages: Hongye, Jianqing, Mayuan, Mingli, Wanrong and Xilin.



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