Tianzhong Knowpia

Tianzhong Township
Tianzhong Township
Chinese	田中鎮
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiánzhōng Zhèn
Wade–Giles	Tien2chung1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thièn-chûng-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJ	Chhân-tiong-tìn

Tianzhong Township
田中鎮

Tanaka
Tianzhong Township; 田中鎮 Tanaka
Urban township
	Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
Location	Changhua County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (January 2023)
• Total	39,701
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Website	town.chcg.gov.tw/tianzhong (in Chinese)

23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E / 23.859466; 120.587799

Tianzhong Township^[1] is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name (田中央; Chhân-tiong-ng) and current name (田中) make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies.^[2]

Geography edit

Aerial view of Tianzhong from the Bagua Mountain Range

Tianzhong encompasses 34.61 km² (13.36 sq mi) with a population of 39,701 as of January 2023.^[3] Most of the township is part of Changhua Plain, with the Bagua Mountain Range to the east.

Administrative divisions edit

The township comprises 22 villages: Beilu, Bifeng, Dalun, Dashe, Dingtan, Fuxing, Longtan, Meizhou, Nanlu, Pinghe, Sanan, Sanguang, Sanmin, Shalun, Tunglu, Tungyuan, Xiangshan, Xilu, Xinmin, Xinzhuang, Zhonglu and Zhongtan.

Festivals edit

Clay Sculpture Festival^[4]

Transportation edit

Rail edit

Tianzhong Rail Station

Bus edit

Tianzhong Bus Station of Changhua Bus
Tianzhong Bus Station of Yuanlin Bus

Notable natives edit

Cho Po-yuan, Magistrate of Changhua County (2005-2014)
Huang Jong-tsun, President of Examination Yuan
Richie Jen, actor and singer

References edit

^ 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 1 December 2017. (in Chinese)
^ "History". Tianzhong Township Office,Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ 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.
^ "Clay sculpture festival to be held in Changhua town". The China Post. 20 November 2015.