Citong, Yunlin

Coordinates: 23°46′23″N 120°31′40″E / 23.772935°N 120.527717°E / 23.772935; 120.527717

Citong Township
莿桐鄉
Rural township

Citong Township in Yunlin County
Location Yunlin County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 28,786
 • Density 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)

Citong Township (Chinese: 莿桐鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Cìtóng Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Cìhtóng Siang; Wade–Giles: Tz'u4-t'ung2 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 29,599 and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.

Name

Citong was named after Citong Lane (Chinese: 莿桐巷; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhì-tông-hāng). Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers (Chinese: 刺桐; pinyin: cìtóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-tông) flourished without any population there where former people came to reclaim wasteland, choosing a small lane to establish houses for a village in which the flowers spread throughout the whole lane.

Geography

Citong Township has a total population of 30,000 people.[1]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages: Citong, Damei, Gancuo, Ganxi, Liuge, Mayuan, Puwei, Puzi, Raoping, Sige, Wuhua, Xinggui, Xingtong and Yihe.

Economy

The township main economy is agriculture. It produces paddy rice mainly along the northern township border with Zhuoshui River in which the output is the highest in the county.

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Cihtong Township-To know Cihtong".
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