Jiadong
Coordinates: 22°25′50″N 120°32′50″E / 22.430547°N 120.547115°E
Jiadong Township (also spelled Jiadung; Chinese: 佳冬鄉; pinyin: Jiādōng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Chia1-tung1 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
Formerly called Katangkha (Chinese: 茄苳腳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-kha).[1]
Geography
It has a population total of 20,247 and an area of 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 12 villages: Changlong, Datong, Fenglong, Jiadong, Laijia, Liugen, Qiangyuan, Shiguang, Wanjian, Wenfeng, Yanwen and Yuguang.
Tourist attractions
Transportation
- TRA Jiadong Station
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiadong Township, Pingtung. |
References
- ↑ "Entry #40142 (茄苳跤)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
External links
- Jiadong Township Office (in Chinese)
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.