Zhutian

Coordinates: 22°35′20″N 120°31′49″E / 22.588971°N 120.530266°E

Zhutian Township in Pingtung County

Zhutian Township

Zhutian Station

Zhutian Township^[1] (also spelled Jhutian;^[2] Chinese: 竹田鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhútián Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhútián Siang; Wade–Giles: Chu²-t'ien² Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-chhân-hiong; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsuk-thièn-hiông; lit. "bamboo field") is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

• Population: 17,719 people (December 2014)
• Area: 29.0732 km²
• Main ethic group: Hakka

Administrative divisions

• Zhutian Village (竹田村)
• Zhunan Village (竹南村)
• Tiaodi Village (糶糴村)
• Lufeng Village (履豐村)
• Toulun Village (頭崙村)
• Erlun Village (二崙村)^[3]
• Meilun Village (美崙村)
• Nanshi Village (南勢村)
• Xishi Village (西勢村)
• Futian Village (福田村)
• Yongfeng Village (永豐村)
• Liuxiang Village (六巷村)
• Sizhou Village (泗洲村)
• Dahu Village (大湖村)
• Fengming Village (鳳明村)

Economy

Rice factory in Zhutian

Zhutian is famous for its agricultural products.

Tourist attractions

• Pingtung Hakka Cultural Museum

Transportation

Zhutian Station

• TRA Xishi Station
• TRA Zhutian Station

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 Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. (English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
2. 鄉鎮中英對照
3. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2015/07/28/2003624023

External links

• Jhutian Township Office (Chinese)