Tianwei Township () is a
rural township in
Changhua County
Changhua (Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴'') is a Taiwanese County (Taiwan), county that is the smallest on the Geography of Taiwan, main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.24 million, Chan ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. It has a population total of 26,063 and an area of 24.03 square kilometres.
Administrative divisions
Tianwei, Xipan, Dalian, Zhengyi, Beizeng, Nanzeng, Raoping, Fengtian, Renli, Xincuo, Xiding, Liufeng, Liufeng, Haifeng, Muyi, Xinsheng, Beizeng, Nanzeng, Futian and Xinxing Village.
Economy
Tianwei is a traditional center of the
floriculture industry and is known as the “land of flowers."
Notable natives
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Chen Chung-wu
Chen Chung-wu () is a Taiwanese legal scholar.
Life
Chen was raised in Tianwei, Changhua County. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in law at National Taiwan University, then practiced law in Taiwan, specializing in the pursuit of co ...
, legal scholar
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Chiu Chuang-huan
Chiu Chuang-huan (; 25 July 1925 – 2 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984.
Born in Changhua, Chiu was of Hakka ancestry from Raoping, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
China, officially the Peo ...
, Vice Premier (1981–1984)
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Lo Fu-chu
Lo Fu-chu (; born 2 July 1943) is a former Taiwanese legislator and a self-described leader of the "Celestial Alliance" organized crime group. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he was known as the most notorious person involved with organized c ...
, member of
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...
(1996–2002)
References
External links
Tianwei Government website
Townships in Changhua County
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