Zhudong

24°44′11.80″N 121°5′29.68″E / 24.7366111°N 121.0915778°E / 24.7366111; 121.0915778

Zhudong Township
竹東鎮
Chikutō
Zhudong Township in Hsinchu County
Zhudong Township in Hsinchu County
CountryTaiwan
CountyHsinchu County
Government
 • MayorGuo Yuanzhang (KMT)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total96,518
Websitewww.hcctt.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Zhudong Township
Chinese竹東鎮
Hanyu PinyinZhúdōng Zhèn
Wade–GilesChu2-tung1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChuk-tûng-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJTek-tang-tìn
Downtown Zhudong
Zhudong Township office

Zhudong Township[1] is an urban township in central Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Part of Hsinchu Science Park is in Zhudong. Also located in Zhudong is the main campus of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Zhudong is approximately 20 minutes drive from Hsinchu town center on one of two freeways, route 3 North, which passes nearby and route 68 East which proceeds directly through Zhudong.[2]

  1. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 30 September 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ "Zhudong Township Office_About Us". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.