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Cihtong

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

This article is about the town in Taiwan. For the Chinese city once nicknamed "Citong" or "Zaiton", see Quanzhou.
Citong Township
莿桐鄉
Rural township
Farm fields in the winter in Citong Township
Farm fields in the winter in Citong Township
Citong Township in Yunlin County
Citong Township in Yunlin County
LocationYunlin County, Taiwan
Area
[1]
 • Total
51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2017)[1]
 • Total
28,939
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Websitewww.cihtong.gov.tw/english/
Citong Township
Chinese莿桐鄉
Hanyu PinyinCìtóng Xiāng
Wade–GilesTz'u4-t'ung2 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳTshṳ̀-thùng-hiông
Hokkien POJChhì-tông-hiong

Citong Township[2] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 28,939 (as of December 2017[1]) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.[1]

Name

Citong was named after Citong Lane (Chinese: 莿桐巷; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhì-tông-hāng). Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers (Chinese: 刺桐; pinyin: cìtóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-tông) flourished without any population there where former people came to reclaim wasteland, choosing a small lane to establish houses for a village in which the flowers spread throughout the whole lane.

Geography

Administrative divisions

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

Economy

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

  1. ^ a b c d 鄉鎮市區戶口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. Template:Zh icon
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