Lucao Township () is a rural township in

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

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History

After the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

in 1945, the Lucao Township Office was established on 18 January 1946.https://www.tbocc.gov.tw/SightLib/Sight_View.aspx?SelectData_Place=41cafe9f-2dd1-e411-a5d3-e4115b13f301&lang=en

Geography

It has a population total of 14,579 and an area of 54.3151 km².

Administrative divisions

Houliao, Lutung, Lucao, Xijing, Lichou, Zhongliao, Shijia, Xiatan, Guangtan, Bitan, Songzhu, Zhushan, Houku, Sanjiao and Xiama Village.

Infrastructure

* Lutsao Refuse Incineration Plant

Tourist attractions

* Yuanshan Temple * Temple of a City Ruling Deity * Lucao Yuanshan Palace * Shan Chen Ancestral Hall South Zaijiao * 11-Hole Water Door * Home Town of Pencil Chen and Ming Chin Chen * Houses of Soil

References

External links

Chiayi County Lucao Township Office
Townships in Chiayi County {{taiwan-geo-stub