Chaozhou, Pingtung

Chaozhou Township in Pingtung County
Yanping Road, Chaozhou
Old Chaozhou Town Hall now the Museum of Traditional Theater

Chaozhou Township[1] (also spelled Chaojhou;[2] Chinese: 潮州鎮; Hanyu Pinyin: Cháozhōu Zhèn; Tongyong Pinyin: Cháojhou Jhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu-tìn; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tshèu-chû-tsṳ́n) is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Name

Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.

Geography

The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of 42.43 km² and a population of 54,738 people as of 2014.

Administrative divisions

Villages in Chaozhou Township

Education

Senior high schools

Junior high schools

Primary schools

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

Transportation

Chaozhou Station

Railway

Highway

See also

References

  1. 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website (English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. 鄉鎮中英對照

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Coordinates: 22°33′N 120°32′E / 22.550°N 120.533°E / 22.550; 120.533

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