Zhunan Township<!--Do not add Chinese characters here. Use infobox instead.--> is an urban township in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Toufen.
Name
Literally, Zhúnán () means "bamboo south" but in this context, zhú is short for "Hsinchu". Thus, Zhunan lies south of Hsinchu (cf. Zhubei which lies north [běi] of Hsinchu). A previous name of the area was Tiong-káng (), literally "central port", a name preserved in Zhonggang (), one of the 25 constituent villages of Zhunan. The present name was adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.
Geography
- Area:
- Population: 89,420 (September 2023 estimate)
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 25 villages:
Infrastructures
- Miaoli County Refuse Incineration Plant
Transportation
thumb|[[Zhunan railway station|Zhunan Station]]
Zhunan is served by National Freeway 3 and Provincial Highway 61. The township is accessible from Zhunan Station and Qiding Station of Taiwan Railway.
Notable natives
- Kang Shih-ju, member of Legislative Yuan (2009–2012)
- Tsai Wan-lin, former businessman
- Tsai Wan-tsai, former banker