Township (Taiwan)
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Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of Taiwan, along with county-controlled cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions:
- Towns (Japanese: 街 Hepburn: gai, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke) to urban townships (Chinese: 鎮; pinyin: zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tìn)
- Villages (Japanese: 庄 Hepburn: jō, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tsng) to rural townships (Chinese: 鄉; pinyin: xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong).
- Aboriginal areas (Japanese: 蕃地 Hepburn: banchi, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: huan-tē) to mountain indigenous townships (Chinese: 山地鄉; pinyin: shāndì xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: suaⁿ-tē hiong).
Local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban township has a larger population and more business and industry than rural township, but not to the extent of County-controlled city. Under townships, there is still village as the fourth or the basic level of administery.
Recently there are totally 186 townships in Taiwan, including 146 rural townships and 40 urban townships. Penghu County and Lienchiang County are the only two counties that do not have urban townships.
Names below are transliterated using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. Note that the county names do not necessarily use Hanyu Pinyin or special case such as Lukang.[1]
Statistics of Townships
| County Name | Subdivisions | Types of Townships | County Name | Subdivisions | Types of Townships | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | Townships | Urban | Rural | Mountain Indigenous |
Cities | Townships | Urban | Rural | Mountain Indigenous | |||
| Changhua | 2 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | Nantou | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Chiayi | 2 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | Penghu | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Hsinchu | 1 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | Pingtung | 1 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 8 | |
| Hualien | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Taitung | 1 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| Kinmen | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Yilan | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Lienchiang | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Yunlin | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Miaoli | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | Total | 12 | 186 | 40 | 122 | 24 | |
List of townships by county
| Romanization[1] | Chinese | Pinyin[1] | County | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukang | 鹿港鎮 | Lùgǎng Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Hemei | 和美鎮 | Héměi Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Beidou | 北斗鎮 | Běidǒu Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Xihu | 溪湖鎮 | Xīhú Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Tianzhong | 田中鎮 | Tiánzhōng Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Erlin | 二林鎮 | Èrlín Zhèn | Changhua | Urban |
| Xianxi | 線西鄉 | Xiànxi Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Shengang | 伸港鄉 | Shēngǎng Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Fuxing | 福興鄉 | Fúxīng Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Xioushui | 秀水鄉 | Xiùshuǐ Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Huatan | 花壇鄉 | Huātán Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Fenyuan | 芬園鄉 | Fēnyuán Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Dacun | 大村鄉 | Dàcūn Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Puyan | 埔鹽鄉 | Pùyán Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Puxin | 埔心鄉 | Pùxīn Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Yongjing | 永靖鄉 | Yǒngjìng Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Shetou | 社頭鄉 | Shètóu Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Ershui | 二水鄉 | Èrshuǐ Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Tianwei | 田尾鄉 | Tiánwěi Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Pitou | 埤頭鄉 | Pítóu Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Fangyuan | 芳苑鄉 | Fāngyuàn Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Dacheng | 大城鄉 | Dàchéng Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Zhutang | 竹塘鄉 | Zhútáng Xiāngn | Changhua | Rural |
| Xizhou | 溪州鄉 | Xīzhōu Xiāng | Changhua | Rural |
| Budai | 布袋鎮 | Bùdài Zhèn | Chiayi | Urban |
| Dalin | 大林鎮 | Dàlín Zhèn | Chiayi | Urban |
| Minxiong | 民雄鄉 | Mínxióng Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Xikou | 溪口鄉 | Xīkǒu Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Xingang | 新港鄉 | Xīngǎng Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Liujiao | 六腳鄉 | Liùjiǎo Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Dongshi | 東石鄉 | Dōngshí Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Yizhu | 義竹鄉 | Yìzhú Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Lucao | 鹿草鄉 | Lùcǎo Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Shuishang | 水上鄉 | Shuǐshàng Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Zhongpu | 中埔鄉 | Zhōngpù Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Zhuqi | 竹崎鄉 | Zhúqí Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Meishan | 梅山鄉 | Méishān Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Fanlu | 番路鄉 | Fānlù Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Dapu | 大埔鄉 | Dàbù Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Alishan | 阿里山鄉 | Ālǐshān Xiāng | Chiayi | Rural |
| Guanxi | 關西鎮 | Guānxi Zhèn | Hsinchu | Urban |
| Xinpu | 新埔鎮 | Xīnpù Zhèn | Hsinchu | Urban |
| Zhudong | 竹東鎮 | Zhúdōng Zhèn | Hsinchu | Urban |
| Hukou | 湖口鄉 | Húkǒu Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Hengshan | 橫山鄉 | Héngshān Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Xinfeng | 新豐鄉 | Xīnfēng Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Qionglin | 芎林鄉 | Qiōnglín Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Baoshan | 寶山鄉 | Bǎoshān Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Beipu | 北埔鄉 | Běipǔ Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Emei | 峨眉鄉 | Éméi Xiāng | Hsinchu | Rural |
| Jianshi | 尖石鄉 | Jiānshí Xiāng | Hsinchu | Mountain Indigenous |
| Wufeng | 五峰鄉 | Wǔfēng Xiāng | Hsinchu | Mountain Indigenous |
| Fenglin | 鳳林鎮 | Fènglín Zhèn | Hualien | Urban |
| Yuli | 玉里鎮 | Yùlǐ Zhèn | Hualien | Urban |
| Xincheng | 新城鄉 | Xīnchéng Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Ji'an | 吉安鄉 | Jí'ān Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Shoufeng | 壽豐鄉 | Shòufēng Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Guangfu | 光復鄉 | Guāngfù Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Fengbin | 豐濱鄉 | Fēngbīn Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Ruisui | 瑞穗鄉 | Ruìsuì Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Fuli | 富里鄉 | Fùlǐ Xiāng | Hualien | Rural |
| Xiulin | 秀林鄉 | Xiùlín Xiāng | Hualien | Mountain Indigenous |
| Wanrong | 萬榮鄉 | Wànróng Xiāng | Hualien | Mountain Indigenous |
| Zhuoxi | 卓溪鄉 | Zhuōxī Xiāng | Hualien | Mountain Indigenous |
| Yuanli | 苑裡鎮 | Yuànli Zhèn | Miaoli | Urban |
| Tongxiao | 通霄鎮 | Tōngxiāo Zhèn | Miaoli | Urban |
| Zhunan | 竹南鎮 | Zhúnán Zhèn | Miaoli | Urban |
| Houlong | 後龍鎮 | Hòulóng Zhèn | Miaoli | Urban |
| Zhuolan | 卓蘭鎮 | Zhuōlán Zhèn | Miaoli | Urban |
| Dahu | 大湖鄉 | Dàhú Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Gongguan | 公館鄉 | Gōngguǎn Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Tongluo | 銅鑼鄉 | Tóngluó Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Nanzhuang | 南庄鄉 | Nánzhuāng Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Touwu | 頭屋鄉 | Tóuwū Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Sanyi | 三義鄉 | Sānyì Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Xihu | 西湖鄉 | Xīhú Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Zaoqiao | 造橋鄉 | Zàoqiáo Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Sanwan | 三灣鄉 | Sānwān Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Shitan | 獅潭鄉 | Shītán Xiāng | Miaoli | Rural |
| Tai'an | 泰安鄉 | Tài'ān Xiāng | Miaoli | Mountain Indigenous |
| Puli | 埔里鎮 | Pǔlǐ Zhèn | Nantou | Urban |
| Caotun | 草屯鎮 | Cǎotún Zhèn | Nantou | Urban |
| Zhushan | 竹東鎮 | Zhúshān Zhèn | Nantou | Urban |
| Jiji | 集集鎮 | Jíjí Zhèn | Nantou | Urban |
| Mingjian | 名間鄉 | Míngjiān Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Lugu | 鹿谷鄉 | Lùgǔ Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Zhongliao | 中寮鄉 | Zhōngliáo Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Yuchi | 魚池鄉 | Yúchí Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Guoxing | 國姓鄉 | Guóxìng Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Shuili | 水里鄉 | Shuǐlǐ Xiāng | Nantou | Rural |
| Xinyi | 信義鄉 | Xìnyì Xiāng | Nantou | Mountain Indigenous |
| Ren'ai | 仁愛鄉 | Rén'ài Xiāng | Nantou | Mountain Indigenous |
| Huxi | 湖西鄉 | Húxī Xiāng | Penghu | Rural |
| Baisha | 白沙鄉 | Báishā Xiāng | Penghu | Rural |
| Xiyu | 西嶼鄉 | Xiyǔ Xiāng | Penghu | Rural |
| Wang'an | 望安鄉 | Wàng'ān Xiāng | Penghu | Rural |
| Qimei | 七美鄉 | Qīměi Xiāng | Penghu | Rural |
| Chaozhou | 潮州鎮 | Cháozhōu Zhèn | Pingtung | Urban |
| Donggang | 東港鎮 | Dōnggǎng Zhèn | Pingtung | Urban |
| Hengchun | 恆春鎮 | Héngchūn Zhèn | Pingtung | Urban |
| Wandan | 萬丹鄉 | Wàndān Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Changzhi | 長治鄉 | Chángzhì Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Linluo | 麟洛鄉 | Línluò Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Jiuru | 九如鄉 | Jiǔrú Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Ligang | 里港鄉 | Lǐgǎng Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Yanpu | 鹽埔鄉 | Yánpù Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Gaoshu | 高樹鄉 | Gāoshù Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Wanluan | 萬巒鄉 | Wànluán Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Neipu | 內埔鄉 | Nèipù Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Zhutian | 竹田鄉 | Zhútián Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Xinpi | 新埤鄉 | Xīnpí Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Fangliao | 枋寮鄉 | Fāngliáo Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Xinyuan | 新園鄉 | Xīnyuán Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Kanding | 崁頂鄉 | Kàndǐng Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Linbian | 林邊鄉 | Línbiān Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Nanzhou | 南州鄉 | Nánzhōu Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Jiadong | 佳冬鄉 | Jiādōng Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Liuqiu | 琉球鄉 | Liúqiú Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Checheng | 車城鄉 | Chēchéng Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Manzhou | 滿州鄉 | Mǎnzhōu Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Fangshan | 枋山鄉 | Fāngshān Xiāng | Pingtung | Rural |
| Sandimen | 三地門鄉 | Sāndìmén Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Wutai | 霧臺鄉 | Wùtái Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Majia | 瑪家鄉 | Mǎjiā Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Taiwu | 泰武鄉 | Tàiwǔ Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Laiyi | 來義鄉 | Láiyì Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Chunri | 春日鄉 | Chūnrì Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Shizi | 獅子鄉 | Shīzǐ Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Mudan | 牡丹鄉 | Mǔdān Xiāng | Pingtung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Chenggong | 成功鎮 | Chénggōng Zhèn | Taitung | Urban |
| Guanshan | 關山鎮 | Guānshān Zhèn | Taitung | Urban |
| Beinan | 卑南鄉 | Bēinán Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Dawu | 大武鄉 | Dàwǔ Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Taimali | 太麻里鄉 | Tàimálǐ Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Donghe | 東河鄉 | Dōnghé Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Changbin | 長濱鄉 | Chǎngbīn Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Luye | 鹿野鄉 | Lùyě Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Chishang | 池上鄉 | Chíshàng Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Lüdao | 綠島鄉 | Lǜdǎo Xiāng | Taitung | Rural |
| Yanping | 延平鄉 | Yánpíng Xiāng | Taitung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Haiduan | 海端鄉 | Hǎiduān Xiāng | Taitung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Daren | 達仁鄉 | Dárén Xiāng | Taitung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Jinfeng | 金峰鄉 | Jīnfēng Xiāng | Taitung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Lanyu | 蘭嶼鄉 | Lányǔ Xiāng | Taitung | Mountain Indigenous |
| Luodong | 羅東鎮 | Luódōng Zhèn | Yilan | Urban |
| Su'ao | 蘇澳鎮 | Sū'ào Zhèn | Yilan | Urban |
| Toucheng | 頭城鎮 | Tóuchéng Zhèn | Yilan | Urban |
| Jiaoxi | 礁溪鄉 | Jiāoxī Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Zhuangwei | 壯圍鄉 | Zhuàngwéi Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Yuanshan | 員山鄉 | Yuánshān Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Dongshan | 冬山鄉 | Dōngshān Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Wujie | 五結鄉 | Wǔjié Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Sanxing | 三星鄉 | Sānxīng Xiāng | Yilan | Rural |
| Datong | 大同鄉 | Dàtóng Xiāng | Yilan | Mountain Indigenous |
| Nan'ao | 南澳鄉 | Nán'ào Xiāng | Yilan | Mountain Indigenous |
| Dounan | 斗南鎮 | Dòunán Zhèn | Yunlin | Urban |
| Huwei | 虎尾鎮 | Hǔwěi Zhèn | Yunlin | Urban |
| Xiluo | 西螺鎮 | Xīluó Zhèn | Yunlin | Urban |
| Tuku | 土庫鎮 | Tǔkù Zhèn | Yunlin | Urban |
| Beigang | 北港鎮 | Běigǎng Zhèn | Yunlin | Urban |
| Gukeng | 古坑鄉 | Gǔkēng Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Dapi | 大埤鄉 | Dàpí Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Citong | 莿桐鄉 | Cìtóng Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Linnei | 林內鄉 | Línnèi Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Erlun | 二崙鄉 | Èrlún Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Lunbei | 崙背鄉 | Lúnbèi Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Mailiao | 麥寮鄉 | Màiliáo Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Dongshi | 東勢鄉 | Dōngshì Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Baozhong | 褒忠鄉 | Bāozhōng Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Taixi | 臺西鄉 | Táixī Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Yuanchang | 元長鄉 | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Sihu | 四湖鄉 | Sìhú Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Kouhu | 口湖鄉 | Kǒuhú Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Shuilin | 水林鄉 | Shuǐlín Xiāng | Yunlin | Rural |
| Jincheng | 金城鎮 | Jīnchéng Zhèn | Kinmen | Urban |
| Jinhu | 金湖鎮 | Jīnhú Zhèn | Kinmen | Urban |
| Jinsha | 金沙鎮 | Jīnshā Zhèn | Kinmen | Urban |
| Jinning | 金寧鄉 | Jīnníng Xiāng | Kinmen | Rural |
| Lieyu | 烈嶼鄉 | Lièyǔ Xiāng | Kinmen | Rural |
| Wuqiu | 烏坵鄉 | Wūqiū Xiāng | Kinmen | Rural |
| Nangan | 南竿鄉 | Nán'gān Xiāng | Lienchiang | Rural |
| Beigan | 北竿鄉 | Běigān Xiāng | Lienchiang | Rural |
| Juguang | 莒光鄉 | Jǔguāng Xiāng | Lienchiang | Rural |
| Dongyin | 東引鄉 | Dōngyǐn Xiāng | Lienchiang | Rural |
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References
- 1 2 3 "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). Taiwan Geographic Names Information Systems. The Ministry of Interior of ROC. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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