* reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWEXOR%3DECI poll data

* Orders median forecast +33.65% y/y (prior month +48.5%)

* Data due Tuesday, April 20, 4:00 p.m.

TAIPEI, April 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders likely rose in March for a 13th consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed, buoyed by on-going demand for technology products during coronavirus-induced lockdowns.

The median forecast from a poll of 10 economists expects export orders would rise 33.65% from the year-ago period. Growth forecasts ranged from 7.3% to 45%.

Taiwan's export orders are a leading indicator of demand for Asia's exports and for hi-tech gadgets, and typically lead actual exports by two to three months.

The region's export orders, a bellwether of global technology demand, surged 48.5% to $42.59 billion in February.

Taiwan's manufacturers, such as the world's largest contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , are a key part of the global supply chain for technology giants such as Apple Inc.

The data for March will be released on Tuesday. (Poll compiled by Carol Lee; Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)