Liujiao

23.513554°N 120.269504°E / 23.513554; 120.269504

Lioujiao Township 六腳鄉
Rural township
嘉義縣六腳鄉公所 Lioujiao Township Office
Lioujiao Township in Chiayi County
Location	Chiayi County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (May 2022)
• Total	21,506
Website	lioujiao.cyhg.gov.tw (in Chinese) lioujiao.cyhg.gov.tw/en (in English)

Lioujiao Township Office

Lioujiao Township^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} (Chinese: 六腳鄉; Hanyu Pinyin: Liùjiǎo Xiāng; Tongyong Pinyin: Liòujiǎo Siang) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

After the World War II in 1945, Lioujiao Township Office was established on 18 January 1946 as part of Dongshan Township, Tainan County. On 25 October 1950, Lioujiao Township was readjusted to be part of Chiayi County.^[8]

Geography

It has a population total of 21,506 and an area of 62.2619 square kilometres.

Administrative divisions

Bengshan, Fongmei/Fengmei, Gangmei, Gengliao, Gongchang, Gulin, Lioudou/Liudou, Lioujiao/Liujiao, Liounan/Liunan, Lunyang, Sanyi, Shuanghan, Suannan, Suantou, Suandong/Suantung, Sucuo, Tanci/Tanqi, Tushih/Tushi, Wanbei, Wannan, Sicuo/Xicuo, Yongsian/Yongxian, Yuliao, Jhengyi/Zhengyi and Jhuben/Zhuben Village.^[9]

Tourist attractions

• Tomb of General Wang De-lu
• Zhecheng Cultural Park

Transportation

• Beigang Tourist Bridge

Notable natives

• Liao Cheng-hao, Minister of Justice (1996–1998)

References

1. "Lioujiao Township". Chiayi County Government. Retrieved 26 July 2019. Lioujiao Township is located in the northwest of Chiayi Township, and is a part of the Chianan Plain.
2. "Chiayi County(2 cities, 2 towns, 14 villages )". Chiayi County Government. Retrieved 26 July 2019. Lioujiao
3. "History". Lioujiao Township Office. Retrieved 26 July 2019. After Taiwan was recovered on October 25, 1945, Lioujiao Township Office was established on January 18, 1946, subordinated to Dongshan District, Tainan County.{...}With the hidden meaning of the wisdom of the mass, mutual respect, solidarity and harmony, "Lioujiao" is so good a name that should be regarded as a gift from the God.
4. Lioujiao (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
5. Lee I-chia (19 June 2019). "Japanese encephalitis spreads, claims first life". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 July 2019. The three new cases are a man in his 60s living in Kaohsiung's Zuoying District (左營), a man in his 50s living in Pingtung County's Nanzhou Township (南州) and a man in his 40s living in Chiayi County's Lioujiao Township (六腳), CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Director Guo Hung-wei (郭宏偉) said.
6. 侯柏任 Po-Jen Hou (2011-10-20). "高齡者存活之相關因素：為期十一年的世代研究 Survival of Community Elders: An 11-Year Cohort Study". Retrieved 26 July 2019. Lioujiao township 23.1%
7. 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 六腳鄉 Lioujiao Township 62.2619 8,775 22,301 11,797 10,504 112.31 2.54 358
8. "History".
9. "Geography". Retrieved 26 July 2019. Sanyi Village、Gongchang Village、Lioudou Village、Liounan Village、Lioujiao Village、Gulin Village、Jhengyi Village、Yongsian Village、Jhuben Village、Gengliao Village、Bengshan Village、Lunyang Village、Yuliao Village、Gangmei Village、Tushih Village、Sicuo Village、Suandong Village、Suannan Village、Suantou Village、Tanci Village、Fongmei Village、Shuanghan Village、Sucuo Village、Wanbei Village、Wannan Village

External links

• Lioujiao Township Office