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Coordinates: 23°5229N 120°3129E / 23.8747°N 120.5248°E / 23.8747; 120.5248
 

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Beidou Township
北斗鎮
Hokuto
Beidou Township in Changhua County
Beidou Township in Changhua County
Beidou Township 北斗鎮 is located in Taiwan
Beidou Township 北斗鎮

Beidou Township
北斗鎮

Coordinates: 23°52′29N 120°31′29E / 23.8747°N 120.5248°E / 23.8747; 120.5248
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Government
 • MayorYang Lih-siang (KMT)
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total33,289
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Websitetown.chcg.gov.tw/beidou Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Farm fields in Beidou Township

Beidou Township (Chinese: 北斗鎮; pinyin: Běidǒu Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-táu-tìn) is an urban townshipinChanghua County, Taiwan.

History[edit]

Beidou was previously known as Po-tau (寶斗; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pó-táu), a harbor on the branch of Zhuoshui River and engaged trading with mainland China. As the harbor was an important site of southern Changhua County in the late Qing era, the town was surrounded by fences and had defensive walls. In 1738, the first downtown street named Shezi Village was built in the southern bank of Dongluo River. In 1806, houses and fields along the downtown streets were all ruined due to the battle between immigrants from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. In 1821, Shezi Village was rebuilt in the Baodou Village at the riverside.[1]

Geography[edit]

It is located in an alluvial plain in the southeast part of the county. With an area of 19.2547 square kilometers, it is the second smallest township in the county after Xianxi Township. As of January 2023, its population was 33,289, including 16,654 males and 16,635 females.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The township comprises 15 villages: Dadao, Daxin, Guangfu, Juren, Qixing, Tungguang, Wenchang, Wuquan, Xian, Xide, Xinsheng, Xinzheng, Zhonghe, Zhongliao and Zhongqing.

Economy[edit]

It is famous for ba-wan, a popular Taiwanese food item that was invented in the township.[3]

Tourist attractions[edit]

Notable people[edit]

Gie-Ming Lin, the father of basketball player Jeremy Lin, grew up in Beidou.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beidou Township Office - Welcome to Beidou - History". peitou.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  • ^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  • ^ "【插畫】超愛吃肉圓的你,可知台灣肉圓之父是誰、發源處在哪裡嗎?". thenewslens.com.
  • ^ "Beidou Old Street - - Attractions - Travel in Changhua County". chcg.gov.tw.
  • ^ "Beidou Riverside Park - - Attractions - Travel in Changhua County". chcg.gov.tw.
  • ^ Sam Borden; Keith Bradsher (February 25, 2012). "Tight-Knit Family Shares Lin's Achievement". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

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