Cihtong


Cihtong Township or Citong Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,538 and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.

Name

Cihtong was named after Cihtong Lane. Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers flourished in the then-unpopulated area. The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.

Geography

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages: Citong, Damei, Gancuo, Ganxi, Liuge, Mayuan, Puwei, Puzi, Raoping, Sihe, Wuhua, Xinggui, Xingtong and Yihe.

Economy

The township main economy is agriculture. It produces paddy rice mainly along the northern township border with Zhuoshui River in which the output is the highest in the county.