Caotun Township 草屯鎮 | |
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 Theold town of Caotun | |
 Caotun Township in Nantou County | |
| Location | Nantou County,Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban township |
| Area | |
• Total | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 96,838 |
| Caotun Township | |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 草屯鎮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cǎotún Zhèn |
| Wade–Giles | Ts'ao3-t'un2 Chen4 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Tshó-thùn-tsṳ́n |
| HokkienPOJ | Chháu-tūn-tìn |
Caotun Township,[1] formerly transliterated asTsaotun Township, is an urbantownship in the northwest ofNantou County,Taiwan.[2] It is the largest township in Taiwan by population.[3]
The area was historically known asChháu-ê-tun (草鞋墩) with the present name adopted underJapanese rule in 1920.
The township comprises 27 villages: Beishi, Beitou, Bifeng, Bizhou, Duihe, Fuliao, Fuxing, Heping, Jialao, Mingzheng, Nanpu, Pingding, Pinglin, Shanglin, Shanjiao, Shichuan, Shuangdong, Tucheng, Xincuo, Xinfeng, Xinzhuang, Yanfeng, Yufeng, Yushi, Zhongshan, Zhongyuan and Zhongzheng.
The nearest train station to Caotun is theYuanlin Station of theTaiwan Railway Administration inChanghua County.
Taichung City Bus route 108 have reachNan Kai University of Technology, however 10km+10 TWD promotion are only applied toTaichung residents and eligible persons.
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