Gaoshu

Coordinates: 22°49′13″N 120°35′52″E / 22.820175°N 120.5979°E

Gaoshu Township in Pingtung County

Gaoshu Township

Gaoshu Township^[1] (Chinese: 高樹鄉; pinyin: Gāoshù Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Kao¹-shu⁴ Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-chhiū-hiong; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kô-su-hiông) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

It has a population total of 25,520 and an area of 90.1522 square kilometers.

Administrative divisions

Villages in Gaushu Township

• Gaoshu Village
• Zhangrong Village
• Tungxing Village
• Tungzhen Village
• Yuanquan Village
• Jianxing Village
• Dapu Village
• Cailiao Village
• Sima Village
• Jiuliao Village
• Xinfeng Village
• Taishan Village
• Nanhua Village
• Guangfu Village
• Guangxing Village
• Jiuzhuang Village
• Tianzi Village
• Yanshu Village
• Xinnan Village

Notable natives

• Chung Li-ho, novelist^[2]

See also

• Pingtung County

References

1. 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. (Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website (English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. http://i-pingtung.com/en-us/Attractions/Detail/531/Former-Residence-of-Mr-Lihe-Zhong

External links

• Gaoshu Township Office website (Chinese)