Puxin

23°57′08.2″N 120°32′05.5″E / 23.952278°N 120.534861°E / 23.952278; 120.534861

Rural township
Puxin Township
埔心鄉
Pusin
Rural township
Puxin Township in Changhua County
Puxin Township in Changhua County
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total33,816
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)

Puxin Township (Chinese: 埔心鄉; pinyin: Pǔxīn Xiāng), also written Pusin, is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population of 34,788 and an area of 20.9526 square kilometres.

Demographics

As of January 2023, Puxin had 10,488 households and a total population of 33,816, of which 17,945 were male and 16,843 female.[1]

Administrative divisions

The township is administered as 20 villages: Beijiao, Beixia, Dahua, Erzhong, Jingkou, Jiuguan, Luocuo, Nanguan, Puxin, Qiongjiao, Renli, Taiping, Tungmen, Wabei, Wanan, Wazhong, Wufeng, Xinguan, Yimin and Youju.[2]

Tourist attractions

  • Luocuo Church
  • Puxin Township Culture Museum

Notable natives

  • Huang Shun-hsing, Magistrate of Taitung County (1964–1968)
  • Wei Ming-ku, Magistrate of Changhua County (2014–2018)

References

  1. ^ 歷年 鄉鎮市/村里人口統計 [Historical township/village population statistics]. house.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). 彰化縣埔心鄉戶政事務所. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  2. ^ 村里導覽 [Village navigator]. chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Gov't. January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puxin Township, Changhua.
  • Puxin Township Office (in Chinese)
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