Chaozhou, Pingtung

Chaozhou Township
Chaozhou Township
Traditional Chinese	潮州鎮
Hanyu Pinyin	Cháozhōu Zhèn
Tongyong Pinyin	Cháojhou Jhèn
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Tshèu-chû-tsṳ́n
Hokkien POJ	Tiô-chiu-tìn

Chaozhou Township
潮州鎮

Chōshū, Chaojhou, Chaochow, Chaochou
Chaozhou Township; 潮州鎮 Chōshū, Chaojhou, Chaochow, Chaochou
Urban township
	Old Chaozhou Town Hall now the Museum of Traditional Theater
	Chaozhou Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population (February 2024)
• Total	53,338
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Website	www.chaujou.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Chaozhou Township^[1] (also spelled Chaojhou, Chaochou; Chinese: 潮州鎮)^[2] is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Name

Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.

Geography

The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of 42.43 square kilometres (16.38 sq mi) and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.

Administrative divisions

Villages in Chaozhou Township: 1 Chaozhou, 2 Tongrong, 3 Xinrong, 4 Xinsheng, 5 Sanhe, 6 Wukui, 7 Penglai, 8 Yongchun, 9 Fuchun, 10 Guanghua, 11 Sangong, 12 Sanxing, 13 Pengcheng, 14 Baye, 15 Guangchun, 16 Xingmei, 17 Shezi, 18 Jiukuai, 19 Lundong, 20 Silin, 21 Sichun

The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun.

Education

Language

Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.^{[citation needed]}