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[[File:Kouhu.png|thumb|Kouhu Township in Yunlin County]] |
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'''Kouhu Township''' ({{zh|c=口湖鄉|p=Kǒuhú Xiāng}}) is a rural [[Township (Taiwan)|township]] in [[Yunlin County]], [[Taiwan]]. |
'''Kouhu Township''' ({{zh|c=口湖鄉|p=Kǒuhú Xiāng}}) is a rural [[Township (Taiwan)|township]] in [[Yunlin County]], [[Taiwan]]. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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It has a population total of 29,017 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometres, including a section of coastline on the [[Taiwan Strait]]. |
It has a population total of 29,017 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometres, including a section of coastline on the [[Taiwan Strait]]. |
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Revision as of 08:27, 8 March 2017
23°34′35″N 120°10′21″E / 23.57626°N 120.172523°E
Kouhu Township (Chinese: 口湖鄉; pinyin: Kǒuhú Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Geography
It has a population total of 29,017 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometres, including a section of coastline on the Taiwan Strait.
History
Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.[1]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 21 villages: Chenglong, Dinghu, Gangtung, Gangxi, Guogang,Houcuo, Hukou, Hutung, Jinghan, Keliao, Kouhu, Luntung, Lunzhong, Pubei, Punan, Shuijing, Taizi, Wubei, Wunan, Xialun and Xiecuo.
Infrastructure
Kouhu is one of the area proposed by Taiwan Power Company for underground electricity cable passing through to make a way to Jianshan Village in Huxi Township at Penghu through submarine cable.[2]
Festivals
Tourist attractions
References
- ^ "Yunlin commissioner pleads oyster farmers' case". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "EPA gives green light for projects - Taipei Times".
- ^ Yunlin, Cultural Tours in (31 May 2016). "Kouhu Township Qian Shui Che Zhuang Cultural Festival".
- ^ "Art exhibition listings - Taipei Times".
External links
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