Chenggong, Taitung

Coordinates: 23°7′0″N 121°21′0″E / 23.11667°N 121.35000°E / 23.11667; 121.35000

Chenggong Township in Taitung County
Chenggong Township

Chenggong Township (Chinese: 成功鎮; 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. Fishery Harbor is just west of downtown.

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 Xingang Township of Chiayi County and to distinguish it from Tainan's Sinckan (now called Xinshi), it was changed to Chenggong, which commemorates Zheng Chenggong who expelled the Dutch.[2]

Geography

The township has 14,943 inhabitants and its total area is 144.9938 km². The majority inhabitants of the township are the Amis people which makes up to 53% of the population.[3][4]

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)		 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
(80.97)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.9
(66)		 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)		 23.79
(74.83)
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)		 21.12
(70.01)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 65.0
(2.559)		 84.0
(3.307)		 61.7
(2.429)		 82.1
(3.232)		 202
(7.95)		 221.2
(8.709)		 265.1
(10.437)		 258.0
(10.157)		 215
(8.46)		 193.7
(7.626)		 41.7
(1.642)		 64.3
(2.531)		 1,753.8
(69.039)
Source: Central Weather Bureau[5] Rain data 2006-2014

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Amis people are the majority ethnic group in the township.[6]

Economy

Tourist attractions

Stone Umbrella

Transportation

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chenggong Township, Taitung.

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. ↑ 成功鎮公所全球資訊網.
  3. ↑ "Taitung County Government English".
  4. ↑ "成功鎮公所全球資訊網".
  5. ↑ "Central Weather Bureau".
  6. ↑ http://www.taitung.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=79388C7B350E8CE9&themesite=BAA86C8F16BADDE6
  7. ↑ "成功鎮公所全球資訊網".
  8. ↑ "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". 臺東縣觀光旅遊網.
  9. ↑ "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". 臺東縣觀光旅遊網.
  10. ↑ "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". 臺東縣觀光旅遊網.
  11. ↑ "404 找不到頁面囉！Not Found. -東部海岸國家風景區管理處".
  12. ↑ "臺東縣觀光旅遊網". 臺東縣觀光旅遊網.


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