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Changzhi Township
長治鄉
Rural township
Official logo of Changzhi Township
Changzhi Township Office logo
Changzhi Township in Pingtung County
Changzhi Township in Pingtung County
LocationPingtung County, Taiwan
Area
[1]
 • Total39.8861 km2 (15.4001 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2023)
 • Total29,210
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Changzhi Township
Traditional Chinese長治鄉
Hanyu PinyinChángzhì Xiāng
Wade–GilesCh'ang2-chih4 Hsiang1
Tongyong PinyinChángjhìh Siang

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: 29,210 (October 2023)

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Changzhi Township: 1 Changxing, 2 Tantou, 3 Xiangyang, 4 Xintang, 5 Jinxing, 6 Lunshang, 7 Fuxing, 8 Decheng, 9 Derong, 10 Dexie, 11 Dehe, 12 Fanhua, 13 Ronghua, 14 Fanchang, 15 Fanrong, 16 Fanlong

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

References

  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)
  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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