Tianwei

23°54′08.4″N 120°31′17.1″E / 23.902333°N 120.521417°E / 23.902333; 120.521417

Rural township
Tianwei Township
田尾鄉
Tao
Rural township
Tianwei Township in Changhua County
Tianwei Township in Changhua County
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total26,063
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)

Tianwei Township (Chinese: 田尾鄉; pinyin: Tiánwěi Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 26,063 and an area of 24.03 square kilometres.

Administrative divisions

Tianwei, Xipan, Dalian, Zhengyi, Beizeng, Nanzeng, Raoping, Fengtian, Renli, Xincuo, Xiding, Liufeng, Liufeng, Haifeng, Muyi, Xinsheng, Beizeng, Nanzeng, Futian and Xinxing Village.

Economy

Tianwei is a traditional center of the floriculture industry and is known as the “land of flowers."[1]

Notable natives

  • Chen Chung-wu, legal scholar
  • Chiu Chuang-huan, Vice Premier (1981–1984)
  • Lo Fu-chu, member of Legislative Yuan (1996–2002)

References

  1. ^ Lee, Derek. "A `Land of Flowers'". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tianwei Township, Changhua.
  • Tianwei Government website
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