Rueifang Township
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Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan).
Mining was an important industry in Ruifang in the early 20th century. Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
was mined in Jiufen
Jioufen
Jiufen, also known as Jioufen or Chiufen , is a mountain area in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City near Keelung, Taiwan.-History:...
(九份) and Jinguashi
Jinguashi
Jinguashi is a town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, notable for its historic gold and copper mines. It is also known as Kinkaseki in Japanese. From 1942-1945 it was used by the Japanese as a prisoner-of-war camp....
(金瓜石) while coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
was mined in Houtong (猴硐). The mining sites became popular tourist destinations after 1990.
- AreaAreaArea is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
: 70.73 km² - PopulationPopulationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
: 44,792 people (2005)
Transportation
Ruifang is served by the Yilan Line Railroad of Taiwan Railway AdministrationTaiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
. There are three stations in Ruifang Township: Rueifang Station
Rueifang Station
The Rueifang Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line, Shen-ao Line located at Rueifang, Taipei, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration - External links :* *...
, Houtong Station
Houtong Station
The Houtong Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration Rueifang StationSandiaoling Station...
, and Sandiaoling Station
Sandiaoling Station
The Sandiaoling Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration 's Yilan Line and Pingxi Line, located at New Taipei, Taiwan.- Structure :*Sandiaoloing station that has two Side platforms. And, it belongs to the Hikyō stations....
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Provincial Highway No. 62
Provincial Highway No. 62 (Taiwan)
Provincial Highway No. 62 is an expressway that begins in the Anle District of Keelung City, and ends in Ruifang District, New Taipei. It has Anle Terminal, Madong SIC., Qidu One IC., Qidu Two IC. , Dahua SIC. , Nuannuan IC., Ruifang IC., and Ruibin Terminal.-Intersections with other Freeways and...
passes Ruifen and will provide convenient connection to Keelung City when it is completed.