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Wandan, Pingtung
Wandan Township () is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Names Dutch records used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to Tamsui in the north of the island, but have also referred to this area in the south as "Tamsuy". In the early 20th century, maps showed two Tamsuy rivers, one north and one south; the Chinese would distinguish the two places by calling the north place ''Teng Tamsuy'' (upper Tamsui) and the south place ''E Tamsuy'' (lower Tamsui). Geography It has a population total of 49,253 and an area of . Administrative divisions The township comprises 30 villages: Baocuo, Gantang, Guangan, Houcun, Jiaxing, Lunding, Shangcun, Shekou, Shepi, Sheshang, Shezhong, Shuiquan, Shuixian, Siwei, Tiancuo, Wanan, Wanhou, Wanhui, Wannei, Wanquan, Wansheng, Xiabei, Xianan, Xiangshe, Xingan, Xingquan, Xinzhong, Xinzhuang, Zhuanliao and Zhulin. Economy Brick manufacturing once flourished in the area due to the availability of clay and natural gas.http://www.china ...
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Township (Taiwan)
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of County (Taiwan), counties of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), along with County-administered city, county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945), 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 also the village (Taiwan), village as the base/fourth level of administration. As of 2022, there are in all 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 towns ...
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Pingtung County
Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City. Name The name ''Pingtung'' means "east of Banping mountain", referring to a nearby Mount Banping, mountain known as Banping mountain (). History Early history Aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island ( southwest of Taiwan, and now part of Pingtung County) killed Dutch sailors on two occasions. In response, in the spring of 1636, Dutch sailors carried out a punitive campaign that became known as the Lamey Island Massacre. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City were part of Banlian-chiu (萬年州; ''Bān-liân-chiu'') during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661–1683) and Fongshan Prefecture (鳳山縣; ''Hōng-soaⁿ-koān'') during Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing dynasty rule (1683–1895). Until the seventeenth ce ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ...
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Tamsui
Tamsui District () is a seaside district in New Taipei City, Taiwan adjacent to the Tamsui River and overlooking the Taiwan Strait. The name of the district means "fresh water" in Chinese. Although modest in size (population 189,271), Tamsui plays a significant role in Taiwanese history and culture. Name Historical The Ketagalan aborigines called the location around modern Tamsui ''Hoba'', meaning "stream's mouth." ''Hoba'' transliterated into Taiwanese Hokkien as ''Hobe''. Historical works in English have referred to the place as "Hobe," "Hobé," or "Hobe Village." 17th-century Spanish colonists labeled the region ''Casidor'' and the Tamsui River ''Kimalon''. Dutch records reference the names ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' but also refer to another " Lower Tamsuy" in southern Taiwan. Pastor George Leslie Mackay popularized "Tamsui" as the English-language transliteration in his 1895 book ''From Far Formosa.'' "Tamsui" is consistent with Hokkien literary readings, and (possibl ...
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Wandan Villages2
Wandan may refer to; * Wandan, Iran, in Zanjan Province, Iran *Wandan, Pingtung Wandan Township () is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Names Dutch records used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to Tamsui in the north of the island, but have also referred to this area in the south as "Tamsuy". In ...
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Pingtung City
Pingtung City (Paiwan language, Taiwanese: ; ; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Pîn-tong-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", which means "the forest". After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called "A-kau" (). Empire of Japan In 1901, during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese era, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, this unit was merged with and to form . Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to , governed under Takao Prefecture. In 1933, the town was upgraded to City status. Republic of China After the History of Taiwan since 1945, handover of Taiwan to the Republic of China from Japan on 25 October 1945, Pingtung City was established as a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city of Taiwan Province in December the same ...
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Xinyuan, Pingtung
Xinyuan Township, also spelled Sinyuan and Shinyuan,Shinyuan Township Office
is a rural township in , .


Geography

* Population: 32,601 (February 2024) * Area:


Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Gangqi, Gangxi, Gonghe, Nanlong, Neizhuang, Tianyang, Wayao, Wufang, Wulong, Xianji, Xinglong, Xintung, Xinyuan, Yanpu and Zhongzhou.


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Chaozhou, Pingtung
Chaozhou Township (also spelled Chaojhou, Chaochou; ) is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan. Name Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown. Geography The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024. Administrative divisions The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun. Education Language Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation. Senior high schools * National Chao-Chou Senior High School * Jih Hs ...
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Chang Feng-hsu
Chang Feng-hsu (; 5 August 1928 – 1 June 2014) was a Taiwanese politician. Born in Pingtung County, he served on the Taiwan Provincial Council before becoming the Pingtung County Magistrate in 1964. He was elected Mayor of Taipei in 1972, but served concurrently as county magistrate until 1973. In 1976, Chang was appointed Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ..., and stepped down in 1978. He later served as chairman of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee from 1987 to 1998. He died in 2014, aged 85, at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. References 1928 births 2014 deaths Magistrates of Pingtung County Mayors of Taipei Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan Ministers of the interior of Taiwan {{Taiwan-mayor-stub ...
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List Of County Magistrates Of Pingtung
This is a list of magistrates of Pingtung County. The incumbent Magistrate is Chou Chun-mi of the Democratic Progressive Party since 25 December 2022. Directly elected county magistrates Timeline References See also * Pingtung County {{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan) Pingtung County Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county ... ...
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Wu Jin-lin
Wu Jin-lin (; born 6 October 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Examination Yuan from 2014 to 2020. He also briefly served as President of the Examination Yuan in 2008. Education Wu received his bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration from National Chengchi University. He then studied at Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ... in the United States. Notes References Living people 1947 births Pingtung County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Taiwanese presidents of the Examination Yuan National Chengchi University alumni {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub ...
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