Chaozhou, Pingtung Explained

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
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Hp:Cháozhōu Zhèn
Tp:Cháojhou Jhèn
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Chaozhou Township[1] (also spelled Chaojhou;)[2] 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 and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.

Administrative divisions

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.

Education

Language

Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.

Senior high schools

Junior high schools

Primary schools

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

Transportation

Railway

Highway

References

22.55°N 152°W

Notes and References

  1. http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/translate/Admin1000616.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表
  2. http://www.pthg.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?s=1187&cp=1&n=11060 鄉鎮中英對照