Chenggong, Taitung
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Coordinates: 23°7′0″N 121°21′0″E / 23.11667°N 121.35000°E
Chenggong Township in Taitung County
Chenggong Township
Chenggong Township (Chinese: 成功鎮; pinyin: Chénggōng Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng2-kung1 Chen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sêng-kong-tìn) is an urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan. It is a coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. Fishery Harbor is just west of downtown. Chenggong Township has 15,898 inhabitants; its total area is 144.9938 km².
Tourist attractions
Stone Umbrella
- Amis Culture and Arts Center[1]
- Chengguangao Cultural Landscape[2]
- Chengguangao Matsu Temple[3]
- East Coast National Scenic Area
- Natural History Museum[4]
- Sanxiantai
- Shihyusan (Awana, or Stone Umbrella)[5]
- Taitung Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium[6]
- Xingang Waterfall
Climate
Along with the most of the rest of Taitung County, Chenggong has a tropical monsoon climate.
| Climate data for Chenggong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.2 (80.97) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.0 (68) |
23.79 (74.83) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.12 (70.01) |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau[7] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Provincial Highway No.11
- Xingang Port
- Fuli Station and Dongli Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Fuli Township, Hualien County.
See also
References
- ↑ http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/621/Amis-Culture-and-Arts-Center
- ↑ http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/694/Chengguangao-Cultural-Landscape
- ↑ http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/695/Chengguangao-Matsu-Temple
- ↑ http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/617/Natural-History-Museum
- ↑ NSA.gov website, accessed 19 March 2012
- ↑ http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Travel/ScenicSpot/616/Taitung-Museum-of-Marine-Biology-and-Aquarium
- ↑ http://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/index.htm
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