Official Name: | Chaozhou Township 潮州鎮 |
Other Name: | Chōshū, Chaojhou, Chaochow |
Settlement Type: | Urban township |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Subdivision Name: | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Area Total Km2: | 42 |
Population As Of: | February 2024 |
Population Total: | 53338 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Chaozhou Township | |
T: | 鎮 |
Hp: | Cháozhōu Zhèn |
Tp: | Cháojhou Jhèn |
Poj: | Tiô-chiu-tìn |
Phfs: | Tshèu-chû-tsṳ́n |
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Chaozhou Township[1] (also spelled Chaojhou;)[2] is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.
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.
The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.
The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun.
Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.