23°38′31″N 120°19′22″E / 23.642008°N 120.322899°E
Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 | |
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Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 23,656 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Yuanchang Township | |
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Chinese | 元長鄉 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng |
Wade–Giles | Yüan2-chang3 Hsiang1 |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngièn-tshòng-hiông |
Hokkien POJ | Goân-chióng-hiong |
Yuanchang Township[1] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Names edit
The Yuanchang came from a person named Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌). He taught his clan people to farm the land, to set the path for water and to build their houses here. He was passionate, generous and loved to help people. Therefore, the people named this township by his name to honor him. The Yuanchang name was known from that time and was widely used.
Geography edit
It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 square kilometres (27.64 sq mi)
Administrative divisions edit
Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.
Tourist attractions edit
Notable natives edit
- Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer
- Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018)
- Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician
References edit
- ^ 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. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 30 July 2018. (in Chinese)
External links edit
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