Tianzhong, Changhua
23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E
Aerial view of Tianzhong from the Bagua Mountain Range 
Tianzhong Rail Station 
Tianzhong Township
田中鎮 Tanaka | |
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 Tianzhong Township in Changhua County | |
| Location | Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35 km (14 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
| • Total | 39,701 |
| • Density | 1,100/km (2,900/sq mi) |
| Website | town |
| Tianzhong Township | |
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| Chinese | 田中鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tiánzhōng Zhèn |
| Wade–Giles | Tienchung Chen |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Thièn-chûng-chṳ́n |
| Hokkien POJ | Chhân-tiong-tìn |
Tianzhong Township 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.
Geography
Tianzhong encompasses 34.61 km (13.36 sq mi) with a population of 39,701 as of January 2023. 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
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tianzhong Township, Changhua.
- Official website
(in Chinese)
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