Su'ao Township
Suao Township, alternately romanized as Su-ao or Su'ao, is 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 Suao-Hualien Express Way, and the North-Link Line of Taiwan Railway.
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Overview
Overview
It also has two large harbors: Suao Port, a seaport that also houses a naval base, and Nanfang-ao Port, a major fishing port of Taiwan.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Suao Township • Native Name — 蘇澳鎭 • Other Name — Suō, Su'ao, Su-ao • Type — Urban township • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Taiwan • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Yilan • Leader Title — Mayor • Area Total Km2 — 89.01 • Population As Of — September 2023 • Population Total — 37602 • Time Zone — Chungyuan Standard Time Zone • Utc Offset — +8 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 270 • Illustration — Suao Township office
History
History
• Illustration — Map of Suao (labeled as Suō) and surrounding area (1944) During Japanese rule, the area was established as Suō Town, 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.
Demographics
Demographics
As of September 2023, Suao had 14,533 households and a total population of 37,602, including 18,520 females and 19,082 males. The population of Suao Town has been decreasing on average since 1981.
Villages
Villages
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.
Tourist attractions
Tourist attractions
• Illustration — Suao's Nanfangao Aerial Panorama. Shot December 2022 • Illustration — Suao's Nanfangao Bridge. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Suao's Nanfangao Port from above. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Suao's Nanfangao Nantian Temple from above. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Suao's Nanfangao Port aerial panorama. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Suao's Lucky Art Crayon Factory from above. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Suao's Lucky Art Crayon Factory panorama. Shot December 2022. • Illustration — Neipi Beach • Nantian Temple • Kailu Xianfengye Temple • Baitul Muslimin Mosque • Coral Museum • Nanfang'ao Fishing Port • Neipi Beach • Su'ao Cold Spring • Su'ao Fortress • Taxi Museum • Tofu Cape • Wulaokeng Scenic Area • Zhu Dayu Culture Museum
Climate
Climate
Suao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Classification Cfa).
Transportation
Transportation
• Illustration — Su'ao Station • TR Nan'ao Station • TR Su'ao Station • TR Su'aoxin Station • TR Xinma Station • TR Yongle Station • Port of Su'ao
Sister cities
Sister cities
• Tateyama, Japan, sister city since 2025
Notable people
Notable people
• Chang Chen-yue, singer • Cheng Jei-cheng, Minister of Education (2008-2009) • Chang Yung-fa, founder of Evergreen Group
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — View of the Port of Suao • Illustration — Port of Suao at night • Illustration — Administrative building in the Port of Suao • Illustration — Neipi Harbor • Illustration — View of Neipi Beach
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Text attribution
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Suao Township, revision 1373606499 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2015 Su'ao Cold Spring Festival opens on Friday. Focus Taiwan - Cna English News. 16 July 2015.
- 2.Suao Township Office. suao.gov.tw.
- 3.Archived copy. www.ki.se.
- 4.Central Weather Bureau. Monthly Mean.
- 5.Central Weather Bureau. 氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計.
- 6.Central Weather Bureau. 氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計(續).
- 7.Central Weather Bureau. 氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計.
- 8.Central Weather Bureau. 氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計(續).
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