23°25′55″N 120°24′53″E / 23.43194°N 120.41472°E
Shuishang Township
水上鄉 Mizukami | |
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Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 69.1198 km2 (26.6873 sq mi) |
Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 48,164 |
Shuishang Township (Chinese: 水上鄉; pinyin: Shuǐshàng Xiāng, meaning "near water") is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Shuishang was established as part of Tainan County. In 1946, it was incorporated into Chiayi City as a district. In 1950, Chiayi County was established after being separated from Tainan County and Shuishang was made a rural township of Chiayi County.
The Taiwanese township has a population total of 48,164 and an area of 69.1198 km2.
The township comprises 25 villages: Cuxi, Daku, Dalun, Guoxing, Huigui, Jinghe, Kuanshi, Liulin, Liuxiang, Liuxin, Longde, Minsheng, Nanhe, Nanxiang, Neixi, Sanhe, Sanjie, Sanzeng, Shuishang, Shuitou, Tugou, Xialiao, Xizhou, Yixing, Zhonghe and Zhongzhuang.
The township houses the Chiayi Airport.
The township is connected to Dongshi Township through Provincial Highway 82.
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Note: Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties. |