Get to know Zhuangwei Township
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- Administrative area
- Rural township · 鄉
- Part of
- Yilan County
- Chinese name
- 壯圍鄉
- Local areas
- Rural township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 38.48 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Dunes shaped into architecture
Zhuangwei Sand Dunes Ecological Park (壯圍沙丘生態園區) covers about 4.48 hectares and opened in 2018. Architect Huang Sheng-yuan (黃聲遠) designed it around the idea of clearing a valley to reveal dunes. Sand-hollow building spaces draw on local landforms, with rural fields on one side and ponds reflecting the weather and screw-pine treetops on the other.
Cycling and agricultural scenery
A coastal cycle route runs for 15 kilometres from Zhu’an Estuary (竹安河口) to Donggang Seaside Park (東港濱海公園). The township combines farming and fishing, with changing seasonal fields and cantaloupes among its principal products. Gongguan (公館) offers views of sunrise around Guishan Island (龜山島), while birdwatching is associated with the Lanyang River shore.
Sources for this guide
壯圍-東北角及宜蘭海岸國家風景區觀光資訊網 · Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters, Tourism Administration
壯圍沙丘生態園區-東北角及宜蘭海岸國家風景區觀光資訊網 · Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Headquarters, Tourism Administration
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Zhuangwei Township
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Zhuangwei Township 壯圍鄉
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Getting there
Zhuangwei Township is about 5 km in a straight line from central Yilan County. Search for 壯圍鄉 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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