Tianzhong

23°51′34″N 120°35′16″E / 23.859466°N 120.587799°E / 23.859466; 120.587799

Tianzhong Township
田中鎮
Tanaka
Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
Tianzhong Township in Changhua County
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total39,701
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Websitetown.chcg.gov.tw/tianzhong Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Tianzhong Township
Chinese田中鎮
Hanyu PinyinTiánzhōng Zhèn
Wade–GilesTien2chung1 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThièn-chûng-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJChhân-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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "History". Tianzhong Township Office, Changhua County. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2014.