Dongshi Township, also Dongshih Township, () is a rural township in

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History

After

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, Dongshi Township was under the jurisdiction of

Tainan County Tainan County was a County (Taiwan), county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Xinying District, Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () sh ...

. In 1950, it was put under the jurisdiction of Chiayi County .

Geography

It has a population total of 23,327 and an area of 81.5821 km². Its coastline is 14 km in total length.

Administrative divisions

Tungshi, Yuanshu, Xingcuo, Wengang, Sanjia, Yongtun, Haipu, Longgang, Pilai, Xiayi, Dingyi, Xixia, Gangkou, Aogu, Gangqi, Niaosong, Weitan, Zhouzi, Tunglun, Xilun, Wenzi, Wangliao and Zhangtan Village.

Tourist attractions

Aogu Wetland Aogu Wetland () is a wetland in Dongshi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The wetland used to be a main agricultural land of Taiwan Sugar Corporation for farming, fishing, husbandry and sugarcane plantation. However, due to the continui ...

* Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf * Dongshi Natural Ecological Exhibition Center * Dongshih Lake *

Gangkou Temple Bengangkou Gangkou Temple ( zh, t=笨港口港口宮, p=Bèngǎngkǒu Gǎngkǒu Gōng), alternatively known as Bengang Gangkou Temple, is a temple located in Dongshi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Located at the mouth of the Beigang River, the ...

* Lusih Forest * Waisanding Offshore Sandbar

Transportation

The township is connected to Shuishang Township through Provincial Highway 82.

Notable natives

Hsiao Teng-tzang Hsiao Teng-tzang (; 25 August 1934 – 16 November 2017) was a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1973 to 1986 and served as Ministry of Justice (Taiwan), Minister of Justice between July 1988 and October 1989. Hsi ...

, Minister of

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(1988-1989) *

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Chiayi City Chiayi (,), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in Chianan Plain in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan, surrounded by Chiayi County with a population of 263,188 inhabitants as of January 2023. The H ...

Climate

References

External links

Dongshi Township
Townships in Chiayi County {{taiwan-geo-stub