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Toucheng Township is an urban township in the northern coast of Taiwan. It is administered as a part of Yilan County of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. It claims the disputed Diaoyu Islands otherwise known as Senkaku Islands, as well as Guishan Island.HistoryToucheng was formerly called Thau-ui.Geography Area: 100.89 km² Population: 29,890 people (2014)Administrative divisionsShicheng, Dali, Guishan, Daxi, Gexing, Gengxin, Waiao, Gangkou, Wuying, Dakeng, Chengtung, Chengbei, Chengxi, Chengnan, Zhuan, Xinjian, Baya, Fucheng, Jinmian, Jinying, Dingpu, Xiapu, Zhonglun and Ercheng Village.Education Lan Yang Institute of TechnologyInfrastructureSubmarine communication cablesToucheng is one of the two cable landing points of Taiwan island (the other one is Fangshan). Four submarine communication cables, including APCN, APCN2, RNAL, and SEA-ME-WE 3, connect here.