Zhongpu
23°24′30″N 120°32′04″E / 23.408239°N 120.534346°E
Zhongpu Township
中埔鄉 Jhongpu | |
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 Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County | |
| Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
| • Total | 43,275 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Zhongpu Township or Jhongpu Township (Chinese: 中埔鄉; pinyin: Zhōngpǔ Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Geography
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It has a population of 43,275 as of May 2022,[1] and an area of 12,950 hectares (32,000 acres).
Administrative divisions
[edit]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.[2]
Economy
[edit]The agriculture sector of the township is one of Chiayi's most important fruit producers, such as growing papayas, pineapples, bananas, tangerines and mushrooms.[3] 7,000 hectares of the township area is cultivated for agricultural purpose, in which the industry employs around 15,000 people, or 32% of the township population.[4]
Tourist attractions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "嘉義縣中埔鄉村里鄰人口數106年11月". 嘉義縣水上戶政事務所. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ 村里介紹 [About the Villages]. jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Jhongpu Township Office. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Zhongpu Township". cyhg.gov.tw. Chiayi County Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Jhongpu Township Tourist spot-Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Chiayi County".
External links
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Cities and townships of Chiayi County | ||
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| Mountain indigenous townships | ||
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