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Tuku, Yunlin
Tuku Township () is an urban Township (Taiwan), township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. Geography It has a population total of 29,697 and an area of 46 km2.http://www.tuku.gov.tw/english/geography.html Administrative divisions The township comprises 17 villages: Beijiao, Beiping, Dapei, Fenqi, Gongbei, Houpu, Lunnei, Nanping, Shimiao, Shuntian, Tungping, Xibian, Xingxin, Xinzhuang, Xiping, Yuegang and Zhongzheng. Tourist attractions * Chungsan Street * Tuku Night Market Notable natives * Chang Li-shan, List of county magistrates of Yunlin, Magistrate of Yunlin County References Townships in Yunlin County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions: Although local laws do not enforce strict standards for classifying them, generally urban townships have a larger population and more business and industry than rural townships, but not to the extent of county-administered cities. Under townships, there is still the village as the fourth or basic level of administration. As of 2022, there are totally 184 townships, including 38 urban townships, 122 rural townships and 24 mountain indigenous townships. 174 townships with 35 urban and 118 rural townships are located in Taiwan Province and 10 townships with 3 urban and 4 rural townships are located in Fujian Province. Penghu and Lienchiang are the only two counties that do not have urban townships. Statistics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunlin County
Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and muskmelon. Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity. Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. North–South divide in Taiwan#Northern drifters (beipiao), Yunlin is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration. History Dutch Formosa During the Dutch Formosa era, ''Ponkan'' (modern-day Beigang, Yunlin, Beigang) was an important coastal castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuku Township Office 20180519
Tuku may refer to: People * Oliver Mtukudzi (1952–2019), Zimbabwean musician * Shamsul Hoque Tuku (born 1948), Bangladeshi politician * Tuku Morgan (born 1957), New Zealand politician Places * Tuku, Yunlin, a township in Taiwan * Tuku Nature Reserve, New Zealand * Tuco (mountain) Tuco,escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) Tuku, Tucu (possibly from Quechua ''tuku'', owl) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku'' guanaco and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front ..., in Peru * Tuku Wachanan Other uses * Tuku dialect of the Sakata language {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chungsan Street
Chŭngsan County is a '' kun'' (county) in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Re-education Camp No. 11, a large prison mostly for repatriated refugees, is located in the northwestern part of Chŭngsan County. Administrative divisions Chŭngsan county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town) and 17 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Chŭngsan county is served by the Namdong Branch of the Korean State Railway's P'yŏngnam Line The P'yŏngnam Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, linking P'yŏngyang with the port city of Namp'o and the hot springs at P'yŏngnam Onch'ŏn. The length of the line is .Kokubu, Hayato, .... References External links *Map of Pyongan provinces* Counties of South Pyongan {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuku Night Market
Tuku may refer to: People * Oliver Mtukudzi (1952–2019), Zimbabwean musician * Shamsul Hoque Tuku (born 1948), Bangladeshi politician * Tuku Morgan (born 1957), New Zealand politician Places * Tuku, Yunlin, a township in Taiwan * Tuku Nature Reserve, New Zealand * Tuco (mountain) Tuco,escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region) Tuku, Tucu (possibly from Quechua ''tuku'', owl) or Huanaco Punta (possibly from Quechua ''wanaku'' guanaco and Spanish ''punta'' peak, ridge; first, before, in front ..., in Peru * Tuku Wachanan Other uses * Tuku dialect of the Sakata language {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Li-shan
Chang Li-shan (; born 1 January 1964) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again from 2016 to 2018, when she was elected magistrate of Yunlin County. Personal life and education Chang Li-shan attended Makuang Elementary School in Tuku, Yunlin, then enrolled at Tuku Junior High School before graduating from . Chang obtained her degree at National Formosa University. Her older brother is . She is married to . Political career Legislative Yuan (first term) Chang was elected to the Legislative Yuan in December 2004, as an independent. She won election from Yunlin County handily, with over 51,000 votes supporting her candidacy. In May 2005, fellow legislator sued Chang for slapping her while the two lawmakers were lobbying the World Health Assembly in Geneva to admit Taiwan as an observer to the body. During her first legislative term, Chang drew attention to the amount of environmental damage facing Yunlin County, compared with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of County Magistrates Of Yunlin ...
The magistrate of Yunlin County is the chief executive of the government of Yunlin County. This list includes directly elected magistrates of the county. The incumbent Magistrate is Chang Li-shan of Kuomintang since 25 December 2018. Directly elected County Magistrates Timeline See also * Yunlin County Government References External links Magistrate - Yunlin County Government {{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan) Magistrates of Yunlin County, Yunlin County Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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