Checheng, Pingtung
Checheng Township[1] is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.[2][3]
Checheng Township 車城鄉 Chai-cheng | |
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Rural township | |
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 Checheng Township in Pingtung County | |
| Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2018) | |
| • Total | 8,671 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Checheng Township | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 車城鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chēchéng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'e1-ch'eng2 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Tshâ-sàng-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Chha-siâⁿ-hiong/Chhia-siâⁿ-hiong |
Checheng Township Office
History
During the Kingdom of Tungning, it was called "Firewood City" (柴城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhâ-siâⁿ). During Qing Dynasty rule, it was renamed to the current name, meaning "Car City".
Geography
Area: 49.85 square kilometres (19.25 sq mi)
Population: 9,121 (2014)
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 11 villages: Baoli, Fuan, Fuxing, Haikou, Houwan, Puqi, Sheliao, Tianzhong, Tongpu, Wenquan and Xinjie.
Education
Tourist attractions
- Checheng Fuan Temple
- Kenting National Park
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
- Sichongxi Hot Spring
- Dongyuan Forest Recreation Area and Dongyuan Wet Grassland
- Shihmen Ancient battle Field and Mudan Incident Memorial Park
- Syuhai Grassland Recreation Area
- Hsi Chung River Hot Spring
- HaiKou
- Gourmet: Huang's peeled mung bean desert
Notable natives
- Pan Men-an, Magistrate of Pingtung County
References
- 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002122&id=2242
- http://www.gov.tw/OrgInfo/ORPF-GOV-02.aspx?oid=2.16.886.101.90019.90023.20002
External links
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