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太興

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Coordinates23.54°, 120.63°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Chiayi County, Taiwan, 太興 is classified as a village in public datasets. Coordinates of 23.541°, 120.634° situate 太興 in the subtropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,595 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

23.5413

Longitude

120.6335

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

436,266

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Light-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
16,553
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
13,561
Swinhoe's White-eye
Zosterops simplex Swinhoe, 1861 · Aves
12,400
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
12,163
Taiwan Barbet
Psilopogon nuchalis (Gould, 1863) · Aves
10,723
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 · Aves
9,146
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
7,657
Rufous-capped Babbler
Stachyridopsis ruficeps (Blyth, 1847) · Aves
7,572

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

627

Largest magnitude

6.9

Largest event

2022-09-18

Most recent

M 4.9 — 2026-05-20
82 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M 4.3 — 2026-05-20
75 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M 4.4 — 2026-05-17
7 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan
M 5.1 — 2026-05-12
81 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M 4.4 — 2026-03-20
50 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M 5.1 — 2026-03-12
28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Chiang Tai-Chuan

Taiwanese baseball player

Chi-Huey Wong

Taiwanese biochemist

Lu Sheng-yen

American Buddhist writer

Shih Chih-Wei

baseball player

Tseng Chih-chen

Taiwanese baseball player

Taiwanese television presenter

Helen Chang

Taiwanese politician

Li Ming-Hsien

Taiwanese politician

Taiwanese politician

Tsai Yi-yu

Taiwanese politician

Lin Guoqing

Taiwanese politician

Michel Lu

Taiwanese diplomat

baseball player (1955-)

Morley Shih

Taiwanese lawyer and judge

Shin-Ming Tan

Taiwanese baseball player and coach

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chiayi County

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.37

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,595

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle

Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle

Trypoxylus dichotomus

Seen 2026-06-05

Whorled Pennywort

Whorled Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Seen 2026-06-05

Elephant's Ear

Macaranga tanarius

Seen 2026-06-05

Jerusalem cherry

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Seen 2026-06-05

Commelina auriculata

Commelina auriculata

Commelina auriculata

Seen 2026-06-05

Phoebe formosana

Phoebe formosana

Phoebe formosana

Seen 2026-06-05

tung oil tree

Vernicia fordii

Seen 2026-06-04

Phimenes flavopictus

Phimenes flavopictus

Phimenes flavopictus

Seen 2026-06-04

Clematis leschenaultiana

Clematis leschenaultiana

Clematis leschenaultiana

Seen 2026-06-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of 太興, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Yizhishan level crossing — 太興, Taiwan

Steel stairs at Liyuanliao Station — 太興, Taiwan

Jiaoliping Station (Taiwan) — 太興, Taiwan

雲潭瀑布上層 — 太興, Taiwan

雲潭瀑布中下層 — 太興, Taiwan

梅山瑞里青年嶺步道 - panoramio — 太興, Taiwan

Dulishan Station (Taiwan) — 太興, Taiwan

Epipremnum pinnatum 70131020 — 太興, Taiwan

Epipremnum pinnatum 70131025 — 太興, Taiwan

瑞里夕照 20200716 — 太興, Taiwan

Epipremnum pinnatum 70125893 — 太興, Taiwan

Epipremnum pinnatum 70125901 — 太興, Taiwan

瑞里夕照 20220716 (cropped) — 太興, Taiwan

瑞里夕照 202401111 (cropped) — 太興, Taiwan

Ficus fistulosa 70131763 — 太興, Taiwan

Ficus fistulosa 70131772 — 太興, Taiwan

Ficus fistulosa 70131770 — 太興, Taiwan

Ficus fistulosa 70131775 — 太興, Taiwan

DuLiShan — 太興, Taiwan

Zhangnaoliao Station (Taiwan) — 太興, Taiwan

Green landscape at Jhangnaoliao Station — 太興, Taiwan

Pilea funkikensis — 太興, Taiwan

Stairs leading up to the Taiping Suspension Bridge — 太興, Taiwan

太平雲梯 2 — 太興, Taiwan

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org