Chenggong, Taitung

Chenggong Township or Chengkung Township(Chinese: 成功鎭; pinyin: Chénggōng Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng2-kung1 Chen4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sêng-kong-tìn) is an urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan. It is a coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. Chenggong Fish Harbor is just west of downtown.

Chenggong Township
成功鎭

Shinkō, Moalaulau
Urban township
Chenggong Township in Taitung County
LocationTaitung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total144 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total14,187
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)

History

Chenggong was originally an Amis settlement from which came the Hokkien name Moalaulau (Chinese: 麻荖漏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Môa-láu-lāu).[1] During Japanese rule, it was renamed to Shinkō Town (Japanese: 新港街) of Taitō Prefecture. After 1945, to avoid confusion with Singang Township of Chiayi County and to distinguish it from Tainan's Sinckan (now called Sinshih), it was changed to Chenggong, which commemorates the eponymous general Koxinga (Cheng Ch'eng-kung) who expelled the Dutch from Taiwan.

Geography

The township has 14,943 inhabitants and its total area is 144.9938 km².[2]

Climate

Along with the most of the rest of Taitung County, Chenggong has a tropical monsoon climate.

Climate data for Chenggong (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 28.6
(83.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 25.2
(77.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.2
(77.4)		 22.7
(72.9)		 20.0
(68.0)		 23.8
(74.8)
Average low °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.1
(75.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 17.5
(63.5)		 21.1
(70.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 65.0
(2.56)		 84.0
(3.31)		 61.7
(2.43)		 82.1
(3.23)		 202
(8.0)		 221.2
(8.71)		 265.1
(10.44)		 258.0
(10.16)		 215
(8.5)		 193.7
(7.63)		 41.7
(1.64)		 64.3
(2.53)		 1,753.8
(69.14)
Source: Central Weather Bureau[3] Rain data 2006-2014

Administrative divisions
  • Bo'ai Village 博愛村
  • Heping Village 和平村
  • Sanmin Village 三民村
  • Sanxian Village 三仙村
  • Xinyi Village 信義村
  • Zhongren Village 忠仁村
  • Zhongxiao Village 忠孝村
  • Zhongzhi Village 忠智村

Demographics

The majority inhabitants of the township are the Amis people which makes up to 53% of the population.[4]

Notable people
  • Teruo Nakamura (1919-1979, Attun Palalin or Lee Guang-Hui) last known Japanese hold-out to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945

Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry

Tourist attractions
Stone Umbrella

Transportation

References
  1. "Entry #40174 (麻荖漏)". 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. "Taitung County Government English".
  3. "Central Weather Bureau". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  4. http://www.taitung.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=79388C7B350E8CE9&themesite=BAA86C8F16BADDE6
  5. "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  6. "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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