Fangyuan

Coordinates: 23°55′30″N 120°18′57″E / 23.92500°N 120.31583°E / 23.92500; 120.31583

Fangyuan Township
芳苑鄉
Rural township

Fangyuan Township in Changhua County
Country Taiwan
Province Taiwan Province
County Changhua
Divisions
List
  • 26 villages
Government
 • Type District government
 • District chief Hong He-lu (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 96.89 km2 (37.41 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
 • Total 34,744
Website 芳苑鄉公所 (in Chinese)

Fangyuan Township (Chinese: 芳苑鄉; pinyin: Fāngyuàn Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

History

People have been immigrated from Fujian to the area since around 380 years ago where they practiced fishing and traded with people in Fujian. The area was then known as Fanzaiwa. The place was then renamed Shashan Village during the Japanese rule of Taiwan because of the sand dunes of the area. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, it became part of Taichung County. It was later renamed as Fangyuan Township and became part of Changhua County.[1]

Geography

Fangyuan has been assigned the postal code 528. With a total area of 91.38 square kilometres (35.28 sq mi), the township is the second largest in Changhua County after Erlin Township. As of January 2017, there were 33,991 people in 10,129 households. The population density was 372 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi).[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 26 villages: Boai, Caohu, Dingbu, Fangyuan, Fangzhong, Furong, Hanbao, Heping, Houliao, Jianping, Lunjiao, Luping, Lushang, Minsheng, Renai, Sancheng, Sange, Wanggong, Wenjin, Wujun, Xinbao, Xingren, Xinjie, Xinsheng, Xinyi and Yongxing.

Tourist attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Attractions > Hot Spots > Changhua County > Wanggong Fishing Port >".
  2. ↑ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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