- Chaochou, Pingtung
Chaochou ( _zh. 潮州) is an urban township in western
Pingtung County ,Taiwan .Chaochou is named after Teochew (
Chaozhou ), China. According to some historians, the people of Teochew landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their home city.*
Area : 42.43 km²
*Population : 57,644 people (2003)
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