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Coordinates: 23°24′30″N 120°32′04″E / 23.408239°N 120.534346°E / 23.408239; 120.534346
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23°24′30″N 120°32′04″E / 23.408239°N 120.534346°E / 23.408239; 120.534346

Zhongpu Township
中埔鄉
Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County
Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County
LocationChiayi County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total44,691
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)

Zhongpu Township or Jhongpu Township (Chinese: 中埔鄉; pinyin: Zhōngpǔ Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Geography

It has a population of 45,036 (November 2017)[1] and an area of 12,950 hectares (32,000 acres).

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 22 villages: Dingpu, Fushou, Hemei, Hemu, Hexing, Jinlan, Longmen, Longxing, Ruifeng, Sanceng, Shekou, Shenkeng, Shinong, Tongren, Tungxing, Wantan, Yanguan, Yiren, Yumin, Yunshui, Zhonglun and Zhongpu.[2]

Economy

The agriculture sector of the township is one of Chiayi's most important fruit producers, such as growing papayas, pineapples, bananas, tangerines and mushrooms.[3] 7,000 hectares of the township area is cultivated for agricultural purpose, in which the industry employs around 15,000 people, or 32% of the township population.[4]

Tourist attractions

References

  1. ^ "嘉義縣中埔鄉村里鄰人口數106年11月". 嘉義縣水上戶政事務所. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ 村里介紹 [About the Villages]. jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Jhongpu Township Office. Retrieved 2017-02-25. {{cite web}}: Invalid |script-title=: missing prefix (help)
  3. ^ "Zhongpu Township". cyhg.gov.tw. Chiayi County Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ https://www.tbocc.gov.tw/SightLib/Sight_View.aspx?lang=en&SelectData_Place=28d8b973-29d1-e411-a5d3-e4115b13f301