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Baozhong Township 褒忠鄉 | |
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 Baozhong Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
| • Total | 12,086 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Baozhong Township (Chinese: 褒忠鄉; pinyin: Bāozhōng Xiāng; Wade-Giles: Pao-Chung Hsiang) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the smallest township in Yunlin County.
Baozhong Township was originally known as Pujianglung Village. During the Qing Dynasty rule, the township was under the jurisdiction of Changhua County and later changed under Yunlin County. During the Japanese rule, the township was placed under the jurisdiction of Pujianglung District, Tuku Subprefecture. Later, Baozhong Township was established to meet the needs of the local people. In 1950, the jurisdiction of the township was changed to the newly added Yunlin County.[1]
There is a total of nine villages in Baozhong:
According to the census conducted by the Huwei Household Registration Office (虎尾戶政事務所) in February 2023, there are currently about 12,086 people living in Baozhong, in which 53.53% of them are male and 46.47% of them are female.[2] The population of the township has been decreasing every year since 1998. The number of households, however, has been gaining.
