Chaojhou, Pingtung

Chaojhou, Pingtung

Chaojhou Township^[1] (Chinese: 潮州鎮; pinyin: Cháozhōu Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu-tìn) is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Chaojhou is named for the mainland Chinese city of Chaozhou. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.

Geography

• Area: 42.43 km²
• Population: 57,644 people (2003)

Education

Senior High Schools

• National Chaozhou High School (國立潮州高級中學)
• Jih Hsin Insdustrial and Commercial Vocational Senior School (日新高級工商職業學校)

Junior High Schools

• Pingtung Conty Chaozhou Junior High School(屏東縣立潮州國民中學)
• Pingtung Conty Guangchun Junior High School(屏東縣立光春國民中學)

Primary School

• Chaozhou Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮州國民小學)
• Guangchun Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮光春國民小學)
• Silin Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮四林國民小學)
• Chaonan Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮南國民小學)
• Chaodong Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮東國民小學)
• Chaosheng Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮昇國民小學)
• Guanghua Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮光華國民小學)
• Chaohe Primary School (屏東縣潮州鎮潮和國民小學)

Transport

Railway

• Taiwan Railway Administration Pingtung Line
  • Chaozhou Station

Highway

• National Highway No.3
• Provincial Highway No. 88
  • Zhutian System Interchange

References

1. ^ 鄉鎮中英對照

Coordinates: 22°33′N 120°32′E / 22.55°N 120.533°E / 22.55; 120.533