Huatan

Huatan Township (Chinese: 花壇鄉; pinyin: Huātán Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Huatan Township 花壇鄉
Rural township
Huatan Township in Changhua County
Location	Changhua County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	36 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Population  (July 2018)
• Total	45,907
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,300/sq mi)

Huatan Township Office

History

Formerly called Katangkha (Chinese: 茄苳跤; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-kha).[1]

Geography

Huatan encompasses 36.35 km² (14.03 sq mi) and a population of 46,142, including 23,692 males and 22,450 females as of January 2017.[2]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 18 villages, which are Baisha, Beikou, Huatan, Jindun, Liucuo, Lunya, Nankou, Qiaotou, Sanchun, Wantung, Wanya, Wende, Yanzhu, Yongchun, Zhangchun, Zhangsha, Zhongkou and Zhongzhuang Village.

Tourist attractions

• Hushan Temple

Transportation

Huatan Station

• TRA Huatan Station

References

1. "Entry #40141 (茄苳腳)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
2. 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

External links

• Huatan Government website