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Xinwen
Chiayi Countyvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from DGBAS Taiwan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Xinwen, a village in Chiayi County, Taiwan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 23.440°, 120.236°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,595 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 81.2°F and lows near 70.7°F, together with about 65 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves31,269
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves27,425
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,197
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves22,418
- Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica (Hermann, 1804) · Aves21,634
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida (Pallas, 1811) · Aves21,359
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves18,344
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 · Aves17,461
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-177 km NNW of Puli, Taiwan
- M 3.9 — 2026-03-0615 km NW of Taichung, Taiwan
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-038 km NNE of Yujing, Taiwan
- M 4.8 — 2026-03-038 km N of Yujing, Taiwan
- M 4.3 — 2025-12-1117 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
- M 4.5 — 2025-12-117 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Chiayi County
Geography & sun
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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Xinwen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org