The short version
Changhua (彰化縣) has three open universities and colleges in our directory. There is one High Speed Rail station and nine Taiwan Railway stations. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Changhua County Service Center.
Universities and colleges here
- Chienkuo Technology University建國科技大學
- Da-Yeh University大葉大學
- National Changhua University of Education國立彰化師範大學
→ Browse Changhua's schools, including any that have closed
The county in numbers
- Registered population 1,200,447 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
- Land area 1,074.3960 km², in 26 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
- Density 1,126 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.
Getting around
- High Speed Rail (THSR) Changhua Station (彰化站), 彰化縣田中鎮站區路二段99號.
- Taiwan Railway (TRA) 9 stations with an address here: Changhua (彰化), Huatan (花壇), Dacun (大村), Yuanlin (員林), Yongjing (永靖), Shetou (社頭), Tianzhong (田中), Ershui (二水), Yuanquan (源泉).
- Metro and light rail None.
The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.
→ Getting around Taiwan: fares, monthly passes, YouBike and scooters
Your ARC: the immigration office
International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).
- NIA Changhua County Service Center 1F., No.2, Sec. 3, Zhongshan Rd., Changhua City 500035 , Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 04-727-0001.
NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.
Housing and costs
- Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
- Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
- Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.
More about Changhua on other sites
Changhua has no guide of its own. These are the nearest pages, from Inside Taichung, which covers the area around it.
- Nearest guide page Inside Taichung: Changhua day trip from Taichung
- First weeks Inside Taichung: practical basics, written about Taichung
- Night markets NightMarket.tw: Jingcheng Night Market
Official sites
- Changhua County Government (English)
- Changhua tourism site (彰化旅遊資訊網, in Chinese)
- National Immigration Agency (English)
- Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)