Tianzhong

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Coordinates: 23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E / 23.859466; 120.587799

Tianzhong Township
田中鎮
Tanaka
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Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total41,693
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Websitetown.chcg.gov.tw/tianzhong Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Tianzhong Township
Chinese田中鎮
Hanyu PinyinTiánzhōng Zhèn
Wade–GilesTien2chung1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThièn-chûng-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJChhân-tiong-tìn

Tianzhong Township[1] is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name (田中央; Chhân-tiong-ng) and current name (田中) make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies.[2]

Geography[]

Aerial view of Tianzhong from the Bagua Mountain Range

Tianzhong encompasses 34.61 km2 (13.36 sq mi) with a population of 42,133 as of January 2017.[3] Most of the township is part of Changhua Plain, with the Bagua Mountain Range to the east.

Administrative divisions[]

The township comprises 22 villages: Beilu, Bifeng, Dalun, Dashe, Dingtan, Fuxing, Longtan, Meizhou, Nanlu, Pinghe, Sanan, Sanguang, Sanmin, Shalun, Tunglu, Tungyuan, Xiangshan, Xilu, Xinmin, Xinzhuang, Zhonglu and Zhongtan.

Festivals[]

  • Clay Sculpture Festival[4]

Transportation[]

Rail[]

Tianzhong Rail Station

Bus[]

  • Tianzhong Bus Station of Changhua Bus
  • Tianzhong Bus Station of Yuanlin Bus

Notable natives[]

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. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 December 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ "History". Tianzhong Township Office,Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Clay sculpture festival to be held in Changhua town". The China Post. 20 November 2015.

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