Chaozhou, Pingtung
Chaozhou Township is an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Name
Chaozhou is named after Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong, China. According to some historians, settlers from that city landed here in 1724, and thus named this area after their hometown.Geography
The township is located in the western side of Pingtung County at the Pingtung Plain. It has an area of and a population of 53,338 people as of February 2024.Administrative divisions
The township comprises 21 villages: Baye, Chaozhou, Fuchun, Guangchun, Guanghua, Jiukuai, Lundong, Pengcheng, Penglai, Sangong, Sanhe, Sanxing, Shezi, Sichun, Silin, Tongrong, Wukui, Xingmei, Xinrong, Xinsheng and Yongchun.Education
Language
Many inhabitants speak the Taiwanese Hokkien language. The original Chaoshan language spoken by the inhabitants has now been completely forgotten due to assimilation.Senior high schools
- National Chao-Chou Senior High School
- Jih Hsin Insdustrial and Commercial Vocational Senior School
Junior high schools
- Pingtung County Chaozhou Junior High School
- Pingtung County Guangchun Junior High School
Primary schools
Tourist attractions
Notable natives
- Ang Lee, film director and screenwriter
- Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture