Su'ao Township

• Official Name — Suao Township • Native Name — 蘇澳鎭 • Other Name — Suō, Su'ao, Su-ao • Type — Urban township • Image Map — Suao.png • Map Size — 250px • Map Caption — Location of Suao in Yilan • 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 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. 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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

Suao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Classification Cfa).

• 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

• Tateyama, Japan, sister city since 2025

• Chang Chen-yue, singer • Cheng Jei-cheng, Minister of Education (2008-2009) • Chang Yung-fa, founder of Evergreen Group

• 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