Zhutian

Coordinates: 22°35′20″N 120°31′49″E / 22.588971°N 120.530266°E

Zhutian Township in Pingtung County

Zhutian Township

Zhutian Station

Zhutian Township^[1] (also spelled Jhutian;^[2] Chinese: 竹田鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhútián Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhútián Siang; Wade–Giles: Chu²-t'ien² Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-chhân-hiong; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsuk-thièn-hiông; lit. "bamboo field") is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

• Population: 17,719 people (December 2014)
• Area: 29.0732 km²
• Main ethic group: Hakka

Administrative divisions

• Zhutian Village (竹田村)
• Zhunan Village (竹南村)
• Tiaodi Village (糶糴村)
• Lufeng Village (履豐村)
• Toulun Village (頭崙村)
• Erlun Village (二崙村)^[3]
• Meilun Village (美崙村)
• Nanshi Village (南勢村)
• Xishi Village (西勢村)
• Futian Village (福田村)
• Yongfeng Village (永豐村)
• Liuxiang Village (六巷村)
• Sizhou Village (泗洲村)
• Dahu Village (大湖村)
• Fengming Village (鳳明村)

Economy

Rice factory in Zhutian

Zhutian is famous for its agricultural products.

Transportation

Zhutian Station

• TRA Xishi Station
• TRA Zhutian Station

See also

• Pingtung County

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 1 March 2015.
2. 鄉鎮中英對照
3. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2015/07/28/2003624023

External links

• Jhutian Township Office (Chinese)