Changzhi, Pingtung

Changzhi Township
Changzhi Township
Traditional Chinese	長治鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Chángzhì Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Ch'ang2-chih4 Hsiang1
Tongyong Pinyin	Chángjhìh Siang

Changzhi Township

長治鄉
Changzhi Township 長治鄉
Rural township
	Changzhi Township Office logo
	Changzhi Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	39.8861 km2 (15.4001 sq mi)
Population (February 2024)
• Total	29,177
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)

22°41′N 120°32′E / 22.683°N 120.533°E / 22.683; 120.533

Changzhi Township,^[2] also spelled Changjhih Township^[3] is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

History

On November 26, 1895, Japanese forces massacred villages in the area.^[4]

Geography

Area: 39.89 square kilometres (15.40 sq mi)
Population: 29,177 (February 2024)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 16 villages: Decheng, Dehe, Derong, Dexie, Fuxing, Jinxing, Lunshang, Fanchang, Fanhua, Fanlong, Fanrong, Ronghua, Tantou, Xiangyang, Xintang and Changxing.

References

^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Internet Archive. 長治鄉 Changjhih Township 39.8861 10,339 29,534 15,331 14,203 107.94 2.86 740
^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 5 October 2017. (in Chinese)
^ Changjhih (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
^ 臺灣歷史地圖增訂版. [Taiwan Historical Maps, Expanded and Revised Edition]. Taipei: National Museum of Taiwan History. February 2018. p. 97. ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4.

External links

Changzhi Township Office Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
Geographic data related to Changzhi, Pingtung at OpenStreetMap

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[moi-1] 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Internet Archive. 長治鄉 Changjhih Township 39.8861 10,339 29,534 15,331 14,203 107.94 2.86 740

[2] 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 5 October 2017. (in Chinese)

[GNIScj-3] Changjhih (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

[4] 臺灣歷史地圖增訂版. [Taiwan Historical Maps, Expanded and Revised Edition]. Taipei: National Museum of Taiwan History. February 2018. p. 97. ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4.

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v t e Cities and townships of Pingtung County
County seat: Pingtung City
Cities	Pingtung City
Urban townships	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
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