Summary
Chaozhou Township[1] (also spelled Chaojhou; Chinese: 潮州鎮)[2] is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Chaozhou Township
潮州鎮 Chōshū, Chaojhou, Chaochow | |
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 Old Chaozhou Town Hall now the Museum of Traditional Theater | |
 Chaozhou Township in Pingtung County | |
| Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2024) | |
| • Total | 53,338 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Website | www.chaujou.gov.tw (in Chinese) |
| Chaozhou Township | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 潮州鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cháozhōu Zhèn |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Cháojhou Jhèn |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Tshèu-chû-tsṳ́n |
| Hokkien POJ | Tiô-chiu-tìn |
Name edit
Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.
Geography edit
The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of 42.43 square kilometres (16.38 sq mi) and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.
Administrative divisions edit
The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun.
Education edit
Language edit
Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.[citation needed]
Senior high schools edit
- National Chao-Chou Senior High School
- Jih Hsin Insdustrial and Commercial Vocational Senior School (日新高級工商職業學校)
Junior high schools edit
- Pingtung County Chaozhou Junior High School (屏東縣立潮州國民中學)
- Pingtung County Guangchun Junior High School (屏東縣立光春國民中學)
Primary schools edit
- Chaozhou Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮州國民小學)
- Guangchun Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮光春國民小學)
- Silin Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮四林國民小學)
- Chaonan Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮南國民小學)
- Chaodong Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮東國民小學)
- Chaosheng Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮昇國民小學)
- Guanghua Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮光華國民小學)
- Chaohe Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮和國民小學)
Tourist attractions edit
Notable natives edit
- Ang Lee, film director and screenwriter
- Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2012-2016)
Transportation edit
Railway edit
Highway edit
National Freeway 3
Provincial Highway 88
- Zhutian System Interchange
References edit
- ^ 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 5 March 2015.
- ^ 鄉鎮中英對照
22°33′N 120°32′E / 22.550°N 120.533°E