[3] The township occupies an area of 76.33 square kilometres (29.47 sq mi).

[4] The township comprises 11 villages: Fengtian, Jingshan, Laozhuang, Miaofeng, Neiwan, Pinglin, Shangxin, Xincuo, Xinrong, Xiping and Zhongjie.

[citation needed] The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Pears, grapes, starfruits and tangerines are the four main kinds of fruits grown in Zhuolan.

Provincial Highway 3 passes by Zhuolan, linking it with Dahu, Miaoli County to the north and Dongshi District, Taichung to the south.