23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E
Tianzhong Township
田中鎮 Tanaka | |
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 Tianzhong Township in Changhua County | |
| Location | Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 39,701 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Website | town |
| Tianzhong Township | |
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| Chinese | 田中鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tiánzhōng Zhèn |
| Wade–Giles | Tien2chung1 Chen4 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Thièn-chûng-chṳ́n |
| Hokkien POJ | Chhân-tiong-tìn |
Tianzhong Township[1] is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name (田中央; Chhân-tiong-ng) and current name (田中) make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies.[2]
- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 1 December 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "History". Tianzhong Township Office, Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.