Kouhu
Rural township
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Kouhu Township 口湖鄉 | |
|---|---|
Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu Township | |
 Kouhu Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 24,882[1] |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Kouhu Township (Chinese: 口湖鄉; pinyin: Kǒuhú Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is known for seafood products such as red algae, eel, and karasumi.[2]
Geography
It has a population total of 24,882 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometers, including a section of coastline bordering the Taiwan Strait.
History
Owing to the existence of a large lagoon shaped like an elephant's trunk in the area, Kouhu was known as Xiangbihu (Elephant Trunk Lake) in the late Ming and Qing periods.[3]
Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.[4]
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 21 villages: Chenglong, Dinghu, Gangtung, Gangxi, Guogang, Houcuo, Hukou, Hutung, Jinghan, Keliao, Kouhu, Luntung, Lunjhong, Pubei, Punan, Shueijing, Sialun, Siecuo, Taizih, Wubei, and Wunan.
Infrastructure
Kouhu is one of the areas proposed by the Taiwan Power Company for an underground electricity cable connecting it with Jianshan Village in Penghu's Huxi Township.[5]
Festivals
- Qian Shui Che Zhuang Festival[6]
Tourist attractions
Transportation
- Provincial Highway 61
- Provincial Highway 17 (Taiwan)
- County Highway 164
Climate
| Climate data for Kouhu (2019–2023, extremes 2019–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.9 (80.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.6 (74.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.2 (0.91) |
22.1 (0.87) |
49.8 (1.96) |
68.9 (2.71) |
137.8 (5.43) |
268.1 (10.56) |
182.8 (7.20) |
314.4 (12.38) |
86.4 (3.40) |
17.0 (0.67) |
13.0 (0.51) |
27.0 (1.06) |
1,210.5 (47.66) |
| Average precipitation days | 4.9 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 79.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.4 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 78.4 | 74.4 | 73.2 | 74.8 | 73.6 | 75.6 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2016–2023)[9] | |||||||||||||
