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'''Cihtong Township'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yunlin.gov.tw/english/News.aspx?n=1313&sms=9686|title=Village, Township and City offices|date=24 September 2019|access-date=27 March 2020|website={{lang|zh-tw|雲林縣政府}} YUNLIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT|quote=Title PostDate{...}Cihtong Township{...}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cihtong.gov.tw/english/index.html|title=Introduction of Township Supervisor|website=Cihtong Township, Yunlin County|access-date=27 March 2020|quote=Cihtong{...}Address:No.53, Heping Rd., Cihtong Township, Yunlin County 647, Taiwan (R.O.C.)}}</ref> or '''Citong Township'''<!--Do not add Chinese characters here. Use infobox instead.--><ref>[http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809231115/http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf |date=2017-08-09 }} Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March ''[[Minguo calendar|Minguo]]'' 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. {{in lang|zh}}</ref> is a [[Township (Taiwan)|rural township]] in [[Yunlin County]], [[Taiwan]]. It has a population total of 27,538 ({{As of|2023|2|lc=y}}<ref name=Population>[https://douliou.household.yunlin.gov.tw/popul01/List.aspx?Parser=99,5,40,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,9,112,2 雲林縣斗六戶政事務所-人口統計-村里鄰人口數 Population for Township and District.] [https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/month_en.html Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics.] Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 March 2023.</ref>) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.<ref name=Population/>
'''Cihtong Township'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yunlin.gov.tw/english/News.aspx?n=1313&sms=9686|title=Village, Township and City offices|date=24 September 2019|access-date=27 March 2020|website={{lang|zh-tw|雲林縣政府}} YUNLIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT|quote=Title PostDate{...}Cihtong Township{...} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cihtong.gov.tw/english/index.html|title=Introduction of Township Supervisor|website=Cihtong Township, Yunlin County|access-date=27 March 2020|quote=Cihtong{...}Address:No.53, Heping Rd., Cihtong Township, Yunlin County 647, Taiwan (R.O.C.)}}</ref> or '''Citong Township'''<!--Do not add Chinese characters here. Use infobox instead.--><ref>[http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809231115/http://gn.moi.gov.tw/GeoNames/DataFile/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80%E9%84%89%E9%8E%AE%E5%B8%82%E5%8D%80%E7%B4%9A%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E5%8D%80%E5%9F%9F%E5%90%8D%E7%A8%B1%E4%B8%AD%E8%8B%B1%E5%B0%8D%E7%85%A7%E8%A1%A8.pdf |date=2017-08-09 }} Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March ''[[Minguo calendar|Minguo]]'' 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. {{in lang|zh}}</ref> is a [[Township (Taiwan)|rural township]] in [[Yunlin County]], [[Taiwan]]. It has a population total of 27,538 ({{As of|2023|2|lc=y}}<ref name=Population>[https://douliou.household.yunlin.gov.tw/popul01/List.aspx?Parser=99,5,40,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,9,112,2 雲林縣斗六戶政事務所-人口統計-村里鄰人口數 Population for Township and District.] [https://www.moi.gov.tw/files/site_stuff/321/1/month/month_en.html Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics.] Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 March 2023.</ref>) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.<ref name=Population/>


==Name==
==Name==
Cihtong was named after Cihtong Lane ({{zh|t=莿桐巷|poj=Chhì-tông-hāng}}). Before the [[Qing Dynasty]] era, [[Erythrina]] flowers ({{zh|t=刺桐|tp=cìhtóng|p=cìtóng|poj=chhì-tông|links=no}}) flourished in the then-unpopulated area. The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.<ref>{{cite news |last1=黃 |first1=淑莉 |title=小典故／刺桐樹叢生 地名改莿桐 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/480340 |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=March 30, 2011}}</ref>
Cihtong was named after Cihtong Lane ({{lang-zh|t=莿桐巷|poj=Chhì-tông-hāng}}). Before the [[Qing Dynasty]] era, [[Erythrina]] flowers ({{lang-zh|t=刺桐|tp=cìhtóng|p=cìtóng|poj=chhì-tông|links=no}}) flourished in the then-unpopulated area. The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.<ref>{{cite news |last1=黃 |first1=淑莉 |title=小典故／刺桐樹叢生 地名改莿桐 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/480340 |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=March 30, 2011}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

Latest revision as of 17:31, 18 December 2024

This article is about the town in Taiwan. For the Chinese city once nicknamed "Citong" or "Zaiton", see Quanzhou.

23°46′23″N 120°31′40″E / 23.772935°N 120.527717°E / 23.772935; 120.527717

Cihtong Township
莿桐鄉
Citong
Rural township
Farm fields with cover crops in the winter in Cihtong
Farm fields with cover crops in the winter in Cihtong
Official logo of Cihtong Township
莿桐鄉 CIHTONG TOWNSHIP
Cihtong Township in Yunlin County
Cihtong Township in Yunlin County
LocationYunlin County, Taiwan
Area
[1]
 • Total
51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)[1]
 • Total
27,538
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Websitewww.cihtong.gov.tw/english/
Citong Township
Chinese莿桐鄉
Hanyu PinyinCìtóng Xiāng
Wade–GilesTz'u4-t'ung2 Hsiang1
Tongyong PinyinCìhtóng Siang
Pha̍k-fa-sṳTshṳ̀-thùng-hiông
Hokkien POJChhì-tông-hiong

Cihtong Township[2][3] or Citong Township[4] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,538 (as of February 2023[1]) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.[1]

Name

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Cihtong was named after Cihtong Lane (Chinese: 莿桐巷; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhì-tông-hāng). Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers (Chinese: 刺桐; Hanyu Pinyin: cìtóng; Tongyong Pinyin: cìhtóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-tông) flourished in the then-unpopulated area. The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.[5]

Geography

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Administrative divisions

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The township comprises 14 villages: Citong, Damei, Gancuo, Ganxi, Liuge, Mayuan, Puwei, Puzi, Raoping, Sihe, Wuhua, Xinggui, Xingtong and Yihe.

Economy

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The township main economy is agriculture. It produces paddy rice mainly along the northern township border with Zhuoshui River in which the output is the highest in the county.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 雲林縣斗六戶政事務所-人口統計-村里鄰人口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Village, Township and City offices". 雲林縣政府 YUNLIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020. Title PostDate{...}Cihtong Township{...}
  3. ^ "Introduction of Township Supervisor". Cihtong Township, Yunlin County. Retrieved 27 March 2020. Cihtong{...}Address:No.53, Heping Rd., Cihtong Township, Yunlin County 647, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  4. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 黃, 淑莉 (March 30, 2011). "小典故／刺桐樹叢生 地名改莿桐". Liberty Times Net. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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