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Ren-ai, Nantou
24°02′46.4″N 121°07′49.6″E / 24.046222°N 121.130444°E / 24.046222; 121.130444

Ren'ai Township
仁愛鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Ren'ai Township in Nantou County
Ren'ai Township in Nantou County
LocationNantou County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total
1,274 km (492 sq mi)
Elevation
1,669 m (5,476 ft)
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total
15,670
 • Density12/km (32/sq mi)
Websitewww.renai.gov.tw

Ren'ai Township (Chinese: 仁愛鄉; pinyin: Rén'ài Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Jen-ai Hsiang) is a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 15,670 and an area of 1,273.5312 km, making it the second largest township by area in the county after Xinyi Township. The populations is mainly of the indigenous Seediq, Atayal and Bunun peoples. At an average elevation of 1,669 m (5,476 ft), it is one of the highest settlements in Taiwan.

Administrative divisions

Ren'ai Township Office
Ren'ai Township administrative divisions
  • 1 Rongxing Village　　
  • 2 Cuihua Village
  • 3 Lixing Village　　　
  • 4 Faxiang Village　　　　　　　
  • 5 Datong Village　　
  • 6 Hezuo Village
  • 7 Douda Village　　
  • 8 Jingying Village　　　　　　
  • 9 Chunyang Village　　
  • 10 Qinai Village　　　
  • 11 Fazhi Village　　　
  • 12 Zhongzheng Village
  • 13 Wanfeng Village　　
  • 14 Nanfeng Village　　　　　　
  • 15 Xinsheng Village　
  • 16 Huzhu Village

Tourist attractions

Mount Hehuan
  • Map of Ren-ai (north) area (1944)
    Map of Ren-ai (north) area (1944)
  • Map of Ren-ai (south) area (1944)
    Map of Ren-ai (south) area (1944)

Climate

Climate data for Ren'ai, Nantou (National Taiwan University Highland Experimental Farm), elevation 2,165 m (7,103 ft), (2016–2023 normals, extremes 2016–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.8
(80.2) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		21.1
(70.0) 		27.8
(82.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.7
(63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		8.2
(46.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.4
(61.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		4.4
(39.9) 		6.2
(43.2) 		8.7
(47.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		10.6
(51.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		5.8
(42.4) 		9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		6.8
(44.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		10.0
(50.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−4.5
(23.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119.4
(4.70) 		90.7
(3.57) 		212.2
(8.35) 		231.2
(9.10) 		497.4
(19.58) 		590.1
(23.23) 		303.9
(11.96) 		446.2
(17.57) 		221.9
(8.74) 		112.2
(4.42) 		65.8
(2.59) 		65.0
(2.56) 		2,956
(116.38)
Average precipitation days 10.4 9.6 13.6 14.2 19.1 23.1 19.7 21.1 17.1 11.7 9.9 9.7 179.2
Average relative humidity (%) 81.0 80.8 83.3 84.7 89.0 91.5 87.9 90.9 88.8 84.5 80.8 79.6 85.2
Source 1: Central Weather Administration
Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2016–2024, precipitation days and humidity 2015–2024)

References

  1. ^ https://en-us.topographic-map.com/map-z8dl3q/Renai-Township
  2. ^ "月報表(逐日資料) : 梅峰 (C0I480)". Central Weather Administration. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. ^ "中央氣象署 測站氣候資料 : 南投梅峰 C0I480". Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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