Yuanchang
Rural township
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Yuanchang Township 元長鄉 | |
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Yuanchang Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 23,656 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Yuanchang Township | |
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| Chinese | 元長鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuánzhǎng Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Yüan2-chang3 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngièn-tshòng-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Goân-chióng-hiong |
Yuanchang Township[1] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Name
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
