Zhongpu, Chiayi

Coordinates: 23°24′30″N 120°32′04″E / 23.408239°N 120.534346°E / 23.408239; 120.534346

Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County
Zhongpu Township

Zhongpu Township or Jhongpu Township (Chinese: 中埔鄉; pinyin: Zhōngpǔ Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Geography

It has a population of 45,353 (January 2017)[1] and an area of 12,950 hectares (32,000 acres).[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 22 villages: Dingpu, Fushou, Hemei, Hemu, Hexing, Jinlan, Longmen, Longxing, Ruifeng, Sanceng, Shekou, Shenkeng, Shinong, Tongren, Tungxing, Wantan, Yanguan, Yiren, Yumin, Yunshui, Zhonglun and Zhongpu.[3]

Economy

The agriculture sector employs around 15,000 people. It is one of Chiayi's most important fruit producers, growing papayas, pineapples, bananas, tangerines and mushrooms.[2]

Tourist attractions

References

  1. ↑ 嘉義縣中埔鄉村里鄰人口數106年1月 [January 2017 Population Figures for Villages and Neighborhoods of Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County] (PDF). extws.cyhg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Shuishang Household Registration Office, Chiayi. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "Zhongpu Township". cyhg.gov.tw. Chiayi County Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ↑ 村里介紹 [About the Villages]. jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Jhongpu Township Office. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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