Dongshi, Chiayi
23°28′29.2″N 120°10′36.7″E / 23.474778°N 120.176861°E
Dongshi Township
東石鄉 Dongshih | |
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Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Water | 82 km (32 sq mi) |
Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 23,327 |
Dongshi Township, also Dongshih Township, (Chinese: 東石鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngshí Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Dongshíh Siang) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
After WWII, Dongshi Township was under the jurisdiction of Tainan County. In 1950, it was put under the jurisdiction of Chiayi County .
Geography
It has a population total of 23,327 and an area of 81.5821 km. Its coastline is 14 km in total length.
Administrative divisions
Tungshi, Yuanshu, Xingcuo, Wengang, Sanjia, Yongtun, Haipu, Longgang, Pilai, Xiayi, Dingyi, Xixia, Gangkou, Aogu, Gangqi, Niaosong, Weitan, Zhouzi, Tunglun, Xilun, Wenzi, Wangliao and Zhangtan Village.
Tourist attractions
- Aogu Wetland
- Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf
- Dongshi Natural Ecological Exhibition Center
- Dongshih Lake
- Gangkou Temple
- Lusih Forest
- Waisanding Offshore Sandbar
Transportation
The township is connected to Shuishang Township through Provincial Highway 82.
Notable natives
- Hsiao Teng-tzang, Minister of Justice (1988-1989)
- Huang Min-hui, Mayor of Chiayi City
References
- ^ "Vocabulary". Culture & Tourism Bureau of Chiayi County. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
東石郷 Dongshih Township 東石郷 Township
- ^ "Geography". Retrieved 28 March 2020.
Dongshih Township Office
- ^ 系統使用者 (10 November 2010). "About the Township". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dongshih Township, Chiayi.
- Dongshi Township (in English)