Official Name: | Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 |
Subdivision Type: | Location |
Area Total Km2: | 72 |
Population As Of: | February 2023 |
Population Total: | 23656 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Yuanchang Township | |
C: | 元長鄉 |
P: | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng |
W: | Yüan2-chang3 Hsiang1 |
Poj: | Goân-chióng-hiong |
Phfs: | Ngièn-tshòng-hiông |
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Yuanchang Township[1] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
The local Fu clan maintains the name Yuanchang comes from Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌), their ancestor who settled in the area in 1741.[2] The Yunlin government agrees such a person did exist, but whether the specific man is the progenitor of the township's name is unclear.[3]
It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of
Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.