Yizhu Township or Yijhu Townshop () 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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Geography

It has a population of 17,104 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

The township comprises the villages of Anjiao, Beihua, Beiqian, Guanhe, Guanshun, Houzeng, Liugui, Longjiao, Pingxi, Renli, Touzhu, Tungguang, Tungguo, Tungrong, Wucuo, Xiguo, Xindian, Xinfu, Xizhou, Yizhu, Zhongping and Zhuanfang.

Tourist attractions

* Donghouliao Church * Donghouliao Jhao Family Historic House * Wong Cingjiang Historic House * Yijhu Parkhttp://www.cyhg.gov.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=1650&ctNode=14806&mp=12

Notable natives

Weng Chang-liang Weng Chang-liang (; born 28 May 1965) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the incumbent Magistrate of Chiayi County since 25 December 2018. Political career Active in the Wild Lily student movement, Weng worked for the Chiayi County Government befo ...

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

* Wong Chung-chun, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(2008–2016)

References

External links

Yizhu Government website
Townships in Chiayi County {{Taiwan-geo-stub