Chenggong, Taitung
Coordinates: 23°7′0″N 121°21′0″E / 23.11667°N 121.35000°E
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.
History
Chenggong was originally an Amis settlement named Malaolou (蔴荖漏). During Japanese rule, it was changed to Xingang/Shinkō (新港街) of Taitō Prefecture. After 1945, to avoid confusion with Xingang Township of Chiayi County and to distinguish it from Tainan's Sinckan (now called Xinshi), it was changed to Chenggong, which commemorates Zheng Chenggong who expelled the Dutch.[1]
Geography
The township has 14,943 inhabitants and its total area is 144.9938 km². The majority inhabitants of the township are the Amis people which makes up to 53% of the population.[2][3]
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) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 65.0 (2.559) |
84.0 (3.307) |
61.7 (2.429) |
82.1 (3.232) |
202 (7.95) |
221.2 (8.709) |
265.1 (10.437) |
258.0 (10.157) |
215 (8.46) |
193.7 (7.626) |
41.7 (1.642) |
64.3 (2.531) |
1,753.8 (69.039) |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau[4] Rain data 2006-2014 | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
- Xinyi Village
- Heping Village
- Zhongren Village
- Zhongzhi Village
- Sanmin Village
- Sanxian Village
- Zhongxiao Village
- Boai Village[5]
Economy
- Agriculture
- Fisheries
- Forestry[6]
Tourist attractions
- Amis Folk Center[7]
- Chengguangao Cultural Landscape[8]
- Chengguangao Matsu Temple[9]
- Chongan Waterfall
- East Coast National Scenic Area
- Jiaping Beach
- Natural History Museum[10]
- Oceanarium
- Sanxiantai
- Shihyusan (Awana, or Stone Umbrella)[11]
- Taitung Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium[12]
- Xiaoma Tunnel
- Xingang Harbor
- Xingang Waterfall
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://www.changkang.gov.tw/pagee.php?Act=english_page1
- ↑ http://www.taitung.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=79388C7B350E8CE9&themesite=BAA86C8F16BADDE6#a02
- ↑ http://www.changkang.gov.tw/pagee.php?Act=english_page3
- ↑ http://www.cwb.gov.tw/eng/index.htm
- ↑ http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm710000200000000.html
- ↑ http://www.changkang.gov.tw/pagee.php?Act=english_page4
- ↑ 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
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