Kouhu
Coordinates: 23°34′35″N 120°10′21″E / 23.57626°N 120.172523°E
Kouhu Township (Chinese: 口湖鄉; pinyin: Kǒuhú Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Geography
It has a population total of 29,017 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometres, including a section of coastline on the Taiwan Strait.
History
Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.[1]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 21 villages: Chenglong, Dinghu, Gangtung, Gangxi, Guogang,Houcuo, Hukou, Hutung, Jinghan, Keliao, Kouhu, Luntung, Lunzhong, Pubei, Punan, Shuijing, Taizi, Wubei, Wunan, Xialun and Xiecuo.
Infrastructure
Kouhu is one of the area proposed by Taiwan Power Company for underground electricity cable passing through to make a way to Jianshan Village in Huxi Township at Penghu through submarine cable.[2]
Festivals
- Qian Shui Che Zhuang Festival[3]
Tourist attractions
- Chenglong Wetlands[4]
References
- ↑ "Yunlin commissioner pleads oyster farmers’ case". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "EPA gives green light for projects - Taipei Times".
- ↑ Yunlin, Cultural Tours in (31 May 2016). "Kouhu Township Qian Shui Che Zhuang Cultural Festival".
- ↑ "Art exhibition listings - Taipei Times".
External links
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- Kouhu Township Office, Yunlin County (in Chinese)
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