Caotun

Caotun Township
草屯鎮
Urban township

Caotun Township in Nantou County
Location Nantou County, Taiwan
Government
  Type Urban township
Area
  Total 104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population (June 2018)
  Total 97,477
Caotun Township
Chinese 草屯鎮
Hanyu Pinyin Cǎotún Zhèn
Wade–Giles Ts'ao3-t'un2 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Tshó-thùn-tsṳ́n
Hokkien POJ Chháu-tūn-tìn

Caotun Township[1] is an urban township in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan.[2]

History

The area was historically known as Chháu-ê-tun (草鞋墩) with the present name adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Beishi, Beitou, Bifeng, Bizhou, Duihe, Fuliao, Fuxing, Heping, Jialao, Mingzheng, Nanpu, Pingding, Pinglin, Shanglin, Shanjiao, Shichuan, Shuangdong, Tucheng, Xincuo, Xinfeng, Xinzhuang, Yanfeng, Yufeng, Yushi, Zhongshan, Zhongyuan and Zhongzheng.

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

The nearest train station to Caotun is the Yuanlin Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Changhua County.

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 30 September 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. "Visit Caotun in Beautiful Nantou - Taiwanese Secrets".

Coordinates: 23°58′59″N 120°43′57″E / 23.983°N 120.7326°E / 23.983; 120.7326

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