Zuojhen District
22°57′19″N 120°23′07″E / 22.955232°N 120.385383°E / 22.955232; 120.385383
Zuojhen
左鎮區 Tsochen | |
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| Zuojhen District | |
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 Zuojhen District in Tainan City | |
| Location | Tainan, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
| • Total | 4,410 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Website | web.tainan.gov.tw/ZuojhenDistrict_en/ |
Zuojhen District[1][2][3][4][5] (Chinese: 左鎮區; Hanyu Pinyin: Zuǒzhèn Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Zuǒjhèn Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chó-tìn-khu) is a rural district of about 4,410 residents in Tainan, Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Zuojhen was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Zuojhen was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Guanghe, Ronghe, Zuozhen, Zhongzheng, Muguang, Neizhuang, Dengshan, Ganglin, Caoshan and Erliao Village.
Tourist attractions
- Tainan City Zuojhen Fossil Park
- Ancient Woods of Hengshan Ancestors
- Cailiao Fossil Museum
- Caoshan Moon World
- Luo Lai-Shou Museum
- Museum of Natural History
- Oyster Glass Window
- Yanshuei Keng Bubbling Mud[6]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zuojhen District, Tainan.
Look up Zuojhen or Tsochen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ "District Office". Tainan City Government Global Website. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
Zuojhen District Office
- ^ "首頁". 區公所-左鎮區. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Tainan City Zuojhen District Office
- ^ Zuojhen (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "CDC confirms ninth indigenous dengue patient in Tainan". Taipei Times. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
An 89-year-old man living in the mountainous Ronghe Borough (榮和) of Zuojhen District (左鎮) developed a fever on Wednesday, the centers said.
- ^ 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.
左鎮區 Zuojhen District 74.9025 1,918 4,598 2,594 2,004 129.44 2.40 61
- ^ "Zuojhen Township". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
