Kouhu

23.57626°N 120.172523°E / 23.57626; 120.172523

Kouhu Township
口湖鄉
Rural township
Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu Township
Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu Township
Kouhu Township in Yunlin County
Kouhu Township in Yunlin County
LocationYunlin County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total25,454
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Not to be confused with Hukou, Hsinchu.

Kouhu Township (Chinese: 口湖鄉; pinyin: Kǒuhú Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Geography
Map including Kouhu (labeled as K'ou-hu (Kōko) 口湖) (1950)

It has a population total of 25,454 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometers, including a section of coastline bordering the Taiwan Strait.

History

Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.[1]

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 21 villages: Chenglong, Dinghu, Gangtung, Gangxi, Guogang, Houcuo, Hukou, Hutung, Jinghan, Keliao, Kouhu, Luntung, Lunjhong, Pubei, Punan, Shueijing, Sialun, Siecuo, Taizih, Wubei, and Wunan.

Infrastructure

Kouhu is one of the area proposed by Taiwan Power Company for underground electricity cable passing through to make a way to Jianshan Village in Huxi Township at Penghu through submarine cable.[2]

Festivals
  • Qian Shui Che Zhuang Festival[3]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

See also

References
  1. "Yunlin commissioner pleads oyster farmers' case". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. "EPA gives green light for projects - Taipei Times".
  3. Yunlin, Cultural Tours in (31 May 2016). "Kouhu Township Qian Shui Che Zhuang Cultural Festival".
  4. "Art exhibition listings - Taipei Times".
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