Chaozhou, Pingtung

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 • Chaozhou Primary School () • Guangchun Primary School () • Silin Primary School () • Chaonan Primary School () • Chaodong Primary School () • Chaosheng Primary School () • Guanghua Primary School () • Chaohe Primary School () ==Tourist attractions==

• Bada Forest Paradise • Chaolin Temple • Linhousilin Forest Park • Museum of Traditional Theater ==Notable natives==

• Ang Lee, film director and screenwriter • Chen Bao-ji, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2012–2016) ==Transportation==

Railway • Taiwan Railway Pingtung Line • Chaozhou Station Highway • National Freeway 3 • Provincial Highway 88 • Zhutian System Interchange ==References==