Tianzhong

Tianzhong Township
Tianzhong Township
Chinese	田中鎮
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiánzhōng Zhèn
Wade–Giles	Tien2chung1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Thièn-chûng-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJ	Chhân-tiong-tìn

Tianzhong Township
田中鎮

Tanaka
Tianzhong Township; 田中鎮 Tanaka
Urban township
	Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
Location	Changhua County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (January 2023)
• Total	39,701
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Website	town.chcg.gov.tw/tianzhong (in Chinese)

23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E / 23.859466; 120.587799

Tianzhong Township^[1] is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name (田中央; Chhân-tiong-ng) and current name (田中) make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies.^[2]

Geography

Tianzhong encompasses 34.61 km² (13.36 sq mi) with a population of 39,701 as of January 2023.^[3] Most of the township is part of Changhua Plain, with the Bagua Mountain Range to the east.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 22 villages: Beilu, Bifeng, Dalun, Dashe, Dingtan, Fuxing, Longtan, Meizhou, Nanlu, Pinghe, Sanan, Sanguang, Sanmin, Shalun, Tunglu, Tungyuan, Xiangshan, Xilu, Xinmin, Xinzhuang, Zhonglu and Zhongtan.

Festivals

Clay Sculpture Festival^[4]

Transportation

Rail

Bus

Tianzhong Bus Station of Changhua Bus
Tianzhong Bus Station of Yuanlin Bus

Notable natives

Cho Po-yuan, Magistrate of Changhua County (2005-2014)
Huang Jong-tsun, President of Examination Yuan
Richie Jen, actor and singer

References

^ 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 1 December 2017. (in Chinese)
^ "History". Tianzhong Township Office,Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ "Clay sculpture festival to be held in Changhua town". The China Post. 20 November 2015.

External links

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] 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 1 December 2017. (in Chinese)

[2] "History". Tianzhong Township Office,Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

[3] 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[4] "Clay sculpture festival to be held in Changhua town". The China Post. 20 November 2015.

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v t e Cities and townships of Changhua County
County seat: Changhua City
Cities	Changhua City Yuanlin
Urban townships	Beidou Erlin Hemei Lukang Tianzhong Xihu
Rural townships	Dacheng Dacun Ershui Fangyuan Fenyuan Fuxing Huatan Pitou Puxin Puyan Shengang Shetou Tianwei Xianxi Xiushui Xizhou Yongjing Zhutang