# Toufen

24°41′00″N 120°54′26″E﻿ / ﻿24.683209°N 120.907234°E﻿ / 24.683209; 120.907234
Toufen (Hakka PFS: Thèu-fun; Hokkien POJ: Thâu-hūn) is a county-administered city in northern Miaoli County, Taiwan. Its city centre forms a continuous urban area with Zhunan.

## History

In 2007, there was a revitalization project for the community houses in the city which was funded by Council of Cultural Affairs and private sectors which turned the buildings into a museum of chronicling life in the 1950s and 1960s. On 5 October 2015, Toufen was upgraded from an urban township to a county-administered city.

## Geography

Toufen has an area of 53.3029 km$^2$ (20.5804 sq mi). Surrounding the city are Miaoli County's Zhunan, Zaoqiao and Sanwan townships to the northwest/west, southwest and southeast, respectively, and Hsinchu County to the northeast and east. As of September 2023, its total population was estimated at 106,310, including 53,449 males and 52,861 females.

## Administrative divisions

The city comprises 32 villages: Chenggong, Douhuan, Gexing, Guangxing, Heping, Houzhuang, Jianguo, Jianshan, Jianxia, Lankeng, Liutung, Luzhu, Minquan, Minsheng, Minzu, Pantao, Renai, Shangpu, Shangxing, Shanhu, Shanxia, Tianliao, Tongzhuang, Toufen, Tuniu, Wenhua, Xiaxing, Xinglong, Xinhua, Xinyi, Zhongxiao and Zijiang.

## Tourist attractions

* Toufen Backyard Garden
* Shang Shun Mall
* Luzhunan Historical House
* Toufen Jianguo Night Market

## Transportation

Toufen is accessible by Zhunan Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration located in the neighboring Zhunan Township. The Taiwan High Speed Rail passes through the central part of the city, but no station is currently planned.
Toufen is also served by Freeway 1, Provincial Highways 1, 1B, 3, 13, 13A, and County Routes 124, 124A, and 124C.

## Notable natives

* Hsieh Chin-ting, Magistrate of Miaoli County (1981–1989)
* Hsu Yao-chang, Magistrate of Miaoli County

## Climate

Climate data for Toufen (Zhunan) (2008–2020 normals, extremes 2008–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.4 (79.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.7 (72.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.7 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 3.5 (38.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.3 (2.41) | 110.6 (4.35) | 138.1 (5.44) | 150.9 (5.94) | 235.5 (9.27) | 267.3 (10.52) | 124.7 (4.91) | 178.9 (7.04) | 138.0 (5.43) | 35.5 (1.40) | 39.9 (1.57) | 48.6 (1.91) | 1,529.3 (60.19) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.0 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 100 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.3 | 82.5 | 80.9 | 79.9 | 81.3 | 78.6 | 74.7 | 78.0 | 76.2 | 73.8 | 78.1 | 77.3 | 78.4 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 1991–2020, precipitation days and humidity 2000–2024) ||||||||||||||