Suao Township
Suao Township
蘇澳鎭 Suō, Su'ao, Su-ao | |
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Nanfang'ao Fishing Port in Suao Township | |
Location of Suao in Yilan | |
| Coordinates: 24°35′46″N 121°51′04″E / 24.59611°N 121.85111°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Yilan |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.01 km2 (34.37 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2023) | |
• Total | 37,602 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Chungyuan Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal code | 270 |
| Website | www |
Suao Township (Chinese: 蘇澳鎭; pinyin: Sū'ào Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Su1-ao4 Chen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-ò), alternately romanized as Su-ao or Su'ao, is located in southern Yilan County, Taiwan, is an urban township that is famous for its seafood restaurants and cold springs. It is a terminus of National Highway No. 5, the Suao-Hualien Express Way, and the North-Link Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It also has two large harbors: Suao Port, a seaport that also houses a naval base, and Nanfang-ao Port, a major fishing port of Taiwan.