Shitan, Miaoli

Shitan Township

獅潭鄉
Shihtan
Shitan Township 獅潭鄉 Shihtan
Rural township
	Shihtan Township Office, Miaoli County
	Shitan Township in Miaoli County
Location	Miaoli County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population (January 2023)
• Total	4,141
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Website	www.stan.gov.tw (in Chinese)

24°31′24″N 120°55′24″E / 24.523387°N 120.92337°E / 24.523387; 120.92337

Shitan Township / Shihtan Township^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] (Chinese: 獅潭鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Shītán Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Shihtán Siang) is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is located in a mountainous area with a mild, sub-tropical climate. Its rainy season is from May to September. Shitan's population was estimated to be 4,141 in January 2023.^[6]

^ "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 1.14.4 Shihtan branch
^ "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Shihtan Township,
^ "Flower Updates". The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Shihtan Township
^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 獅潭鄉 Shihtan Township 79.4324 1,733 4,167 2,319 1,848 125.49 2.40 52
^ 財政窘迫缺稽查員苗栗亂倒廢棄物頻傳 [Miaoli County has no resources against dumping]. Public Television Service. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2020. A great pile of trash was dumped near Route 26, a highway to Shihtan Township. In mid-July, someone dumped 20 tons of construction waste here, local residents are furious about this.{...}We are waiting to find out. In July, in other places like Shihtan Township, 50 tons of construction waste was dumped.
^ 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

[1] "Organization". Miaoli County Fire Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 1.14.4 Shihtan branch

[2] "Jurisdiction". Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors Office. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Shihtan Township,

[3] "Flower Updates". The Hakka Tung Blossom Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Shihtan Township

[4] 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 獅潭鄉 Shihtan Township 79.4324 1,733 4,167 2,319 1,848 125.49 2.40 52

[5] 財政窘迫缺稽查員苗栗亂倒廢棄物頻傳 [Miaoli County has no resources against dumping]. Public Television Service. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2020. A great pile of trash was dumped near Route 26, a highway to Shihtan Township. In mid-July, someone dumped 20 tons of construction waste here, local residents are furious about this.{...}We are waiting to find out. In July, in other places like Shihtan Township, 50 tons of construction waste was dumped.

[6] 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

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