Chaozhou, Pingtung
Chaozhou Township in Pingtung County
Yanping Road, Chaozhou
Old Chaozhou Town Hall now the Museum of Traditional Theater
Chaozhou Township[1] (also spelled Chaojhou;[2] Chinese: 潮州鎮; Hanyu Pinyin: Cháozhōu Zhèn; Tongyong Pinyin: Cháojhou Jhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu-tìn; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tshèu-chû-tsṳ́n) is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Name
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
- Area: 42.43 km²
- Population: 54,738 people (2014)
Administrative divisions
Villages in Chaozhou Township
- Chaozhou Village
- Guanghua Village
- Tongrong Village
- Pengcheng Village
- Sanxing Village
- Sangong Village
- Sanhe Village
- Jiukuai Village
- Xinsheng Village
- Xinrong Village
- Wukui Village
- Penglai Village
- Baye Village
- Yongchun Village
- Fuchun Village
- Guangchun Village
- Xingmei Village
- Shezi Village
- Silin Village
- Sichun Village
- Luntung Village
Education
Senior high schools
- National Chao-Chou Senior High School (國立潮州高級中學)
- Jih Hsin Insdustrial and Commercial Vocational Senior School (日新高級工商職業學校)
Junior high schools
- Pingtung County Chaozhou Junior High School (屏東縣立潮州國民中學)
- Pingtung Conty Guangchun Junior High School (屏東縣立光春國民中學)
Primary schools
- 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
- Museum of Traditional Theater
Notable natives
- Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture
Transportation
Chaozhou Station
Railway
- Taiwan Railway Administration Pingtung Line
- Chaozhou Station
Highway
National Highway No.3
Provincial Highway No. 88
- Zhutian System Interchange
See also
References
- ↑ 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. (Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website (English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ 鄉鎮中英對照
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Coordinates: 22°33′N 120°32′E / 22.550°N 120.533°E
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