Caotun

Caotun Township,[1] formerly transliterated as Tsaotun Township, is an urban township in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan.[2] It is the largest township in Taiwan by population.[3]

Caotun Township
草屯鎮
Urban township
The old town of Caotun
The old town of Caotun
Caotun Township in Nantou County
Caotun Township in Nantou County
LocationNantou County, Taiwan
Government
 • TypeUrban township
Area
 • Total104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total96,838
Caotun Township
Chinese草屯鎮
Hanyu PinyinCǎotún Zhèn
Wade–GilesTs'ao3-t'un2 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳTshó-thùn-tsṳ́n
Hokkien POJChháu-tūn-tìn
Downtown Caotun

History

The area was historically known as Chháu-ê-tun (草鞋墩) with the present name adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Beishi, Beitou, Bifeng, Bizhou, Duihe, Fuliao, Fuxing, Heping, Jialao, Mingzheng, Nanpu, Pingding, Pinglin, Shanglin, Shanjiao, Shichuan, Shuangdong, Tucheng, Xincuo, Xinfeng, Xinzhuang, Yanfeng, Yufeng, Yushi, Zhongshan, Zhongyuan and Zhongzheng.

Education

Tourist attractions

Transportation

The nearest train station to Caotun is the Yuanlin Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Changhua County.

Taichung City Bus route 108 have reach Nan Kai University of Technology, however 10km+10 TWD promotion are only applied to Taichung residents and eligible persons.

Notable natives

References
  1. 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 30 September 2017. (in Chinese)
  2. "Visit Caotun in Beautiful Nantou - Taiwanese Secrets".
  3. "人口統計資料". 內政部戶政司. 2016-07-11. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
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