Huatan Township (Chinese: 花壇鄉; pinyin: Huātán Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Huatan Township
花壇鄉
Huatan Township in Changhua County
Huatan Township in Changhua County
Coordinates: 24°01′53.9″N 120°33′28.5″E / 24.031639°N 120.557917°E / 24.031639; 120.557917
LocationChanghua County, [Taiwan
Area
 • Total36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total44,245
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Huatan Township Office

History edit

Formerly called Katangkha (Chinese: 茄苳跤; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-kha).[1]

Geography edit

Huatan encompasses 36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi) and a population of 44,245, including 22,652 males and 21,593 females as of March 2023.[2]

Administrative divisions edit

The township comprises 18 villages, which are Baisha, Beikou, Huatan, Jindun, Liucuo, Lunya, Nankou, Qiaotou, Sanchun, Wantung, Wanya, Wende, Yanzhu, Yongchun, Zhangchun, Zhangsha, Zhongkou and Zhongzhuang Village.

Tourist attractions edit

Transportation edit

 
Huatan Station

References edit

  1. ^ "Entry #40141 (茄苳腳)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. ^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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