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Rural township| Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 | |
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| Rural township | |
 Yuanchang Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72 km (28 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,656 |
| • Density | 330/km (850/sq mi) |
| Yuanchang Township | |
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| Chinese | 元長鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Yüan-chang Hsiang |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngièn-tshòng-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Goân-chióng-hiong |
Yuanchang Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Name
The local Fu clan maintains the name Yuanchang comes from Fu Yuan-chang (傅元掌), their ancestor who settled in the area in 1741. The Yunlin government agrees such a person did exist, but whether the specific man is the progenitor of the township's name is unclear.
Geography
It has a population total of 23,656 and an area of 71.59 square kilometres (27.64 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
Zhangnan, Zhangbei, Zimao, Houhu, Shannei, Gehe, Wukuai, Tanxi, Tantung, Kecuo, Zhuoyun, Dingliao, Xialiao, Longyan, Xizhuang, Lubei, Lunan, Wayao, Neiliao, Lunzi and Xinji Village.
Tourist attractions
- Ao Feng Kung
- Cooperation Irrigation Project
- San-nei Lee House
- Mr. Fu Graveyard
- Tasi Graveyard
- Hou-Jiang-Yen Denomination
Notable natives
- Jacklyn Wu, actress and singer
- Tsai Pi-chung, acting Magistrate of Hualien County (2018)
- Lin Zhu-an (林竹岸, b. 1936), Taiwanese opera musician
References
- 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 30 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- 葉, 子綱 (March 9, 2019). "傅氏大宗祠古風猶存 隱含元長地名淵源". CNA. Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- "歷史沿革". Yuanchang Township Office, Yunlin County. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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| County seat: Douliu | ||
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