The short version
Nantou (南投縣) has four open universities and colleges in our directory. There are five Taiwan Railway stations, and no High Speed Rail station. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Nantou County Service Center.
Universities and colleges here
- I.K.T. Chong-De School一貫道崇德學院
- Nan Kai University of Technology南開科技大學
- National Chi Nan University國立暨南國際大學
- Weixin Shengjiao College唯心聖教學院
→ Browse Nantou's schools, including any that have closed
The county in numbers
- Registered population 465,984 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 4,106.4360 km², in 13 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
- Density 114 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.
Getting around
- High Speed Rail (THSR) No station here. None of the 12 THSR stations has an address in Nantou.
- Taiwan Railway (TRA) 5 stations with an address here: Zhuoshui (濁水), Longquan (龍泉), Jiji (集集), Shuili (水里), Checheng (車埕).
- 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 Nantou County Service Center 1F., No.87, Wenchang St., Nantou City, Nantou County 540018, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 049-220-0065.
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 Nantou on other sites
Nantou 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: Sun Moon Lake
- First weeks Inside Taichung: practical basics, written about Taichung
Official sites
- Nantou County Government (English)
- Nantou tourism site (南投旅遊網, in Chinese)
- National Immigration Agency (English)
- Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)