Baozhong, Yunlin

Coordinates: 23°41′44″N 120°18′42″E / 23.69556°N 120.31167°E / 23.69556; 120.31167

Baozhong Township in Yunlin County
Baozhong Township

Baozhong Township (Chinese: 褒忠鄉; pinyin: Bāozhōng Xiāng; Wade-Giles: Pao-Chung Hsiang) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the smallest township in Yunlin County.

History

Baozhong Township was originally known as Pujianglung Village. During the Qing Dynasty rule, the township was under the jurisdiction of Changhua County and later changed under Yunlin County. During the Japanese rule, the township was placed under the jurisdiction of Pujianglung District, Tuku Subprefecture. Later, Baozhong Township was established to meet the needs of the local people. In 1950, the jurisdiction of the township was changed to the newly added Yunlin County.[1]

Administrative divisions

There is a total of nine villages in Baozhong:

Demographics

According to the census conducted by the Baozhong Household Registration Office (褒忠鄉戶政事務所) in October 2007, there are currently about 14,821 people living in Baozhong, in which 53.59% of them are male and 46.41% of them are female.[2] The population of the township has been decreasing every year since 1998. The number of households, however, has been gaining.

Tourist attractions

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ↑ County., Baojhong Township Office, Yunlin (31 May 2016). "Welcome to Baozhong". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02.
  2. ↑ Household Registration Office Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., October 2007
  3. ↑ County., Baojhong Township Office, Yunlin (31 May 2016). "Welcome to Baozhong". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.

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