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Pitou, Changhua

Coordinates: 23°52′39″N 120°28′14″E / 23.87750°N 120.47056°E / 23.87750; 120.47056
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Pitou
埤頭
Rural township
Pitou Township · 埤頭鄉きょう
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional埤頭鄉きょう
 • PinyinPítóu Xiāng
Pitou is located in Taiwan
Pitou
Pitou
Coordinates: 23°52′39″N 120°28′14″E / 23.87750°N 120.47056°E / 23.87750; 120.47056
CountryTaiwan
CountyChanghua
Government
 • MayorChen Cang Giong
Area
 • Total42.75 km2 (16.51 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total29,314
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal code
523
Websitewww.pitou.gov.tw
Pitou Township in Changhua County

Pitou Township (Chinese: 埤頭鄉さと; pinyin: Pítóu[1][2] Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. The district had a population of 29,314 as of January 2023 and an area of 42.75 square kilometres (16.51 sq mi).[3] One of the attractions in Pitou is the Kopok Flower Boulevard.[4]

Administrative divisions

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The township comprises 17 villages: Beitou, Dahu, Fuzhao, Gexing, Heli, Lilun, Liujia, Lunjiao, Lunzi, Pingyuan, Xingnong, Xinzhuang, Yongli, Yuanpu, Zhonghe, Zhuangnei and Zhuwei.

Tourist attractions

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Nanyun Temple in Pitou is one of the stops on the annual Dajia Matsu pilgrimage.[5]

Transportation

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Pitou is adjacent to National Highway No. 1, with Zhangshui Road another major arterial route through the township. Pitou's location around major highways plays an important role in facilitating transportation of the township's agricultural produce.

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References

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  1. ^ 【埤】. 教育きょういく部ぶ國語こくご辭典じてん簡編本ほん. 注ちゅう音おと (二に)ㄆㄧˊ 漢語かんご拼音 (二に)pí{...}灌溉用よう的てき蓄水池ち。多用たよう於地名めい。如彰化か縣けん的てき埤頭鄉きょう、臺たい南縣みなみあがた的てき虎とら頭あたま埤。
  2. ^ 【埤頭鄉きょう】. 教育きょういく部ぶ重じゅう編へん國語こくご辭典じてん修訂しゅうてい本ほん. 注ちゅう音おと ㄆㄧˊ　ㄊㄡˊ　ㄒㄧㄤ 漢語かんご拼音 pí tóu xiāng{...}灌溉用よう的てき蓄水池ち。多用たよう於地名めい。如彰化か縣けん的てき埤頭鄉きょう、臺たい南縣みなみあがた的てき虎とら頭あたま埤。
  3. ^ 統計とうけい資料しりょう | 一いち月がつ | 表ひょう四よん [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ Leisure and Tour, Changhua Pitou Country.
  5. ^ Buchan, Noel: Walking with Matsu, Taipei Times, 7 April 2011.
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