Gukeng

Gukeng Township is a rural township in the easternmost part of , . It is the largest township in the county.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 32,000 residents
  • Description: A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Gukeng Township”, “Ku-k’eng”, and “Kukeng”
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gukeng Jiaxing Temple and Honey Museume.

Place of worship
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is a place of worship.

Museum
The Honey Museum is a about honey and bees in Gukeng Township, , . is situated 3 km northwest of Gukeng.

Theme park
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is an amusement park in Yongguang Village, Gukeng Township, , . The park occupies an area of approximately 60 hectares and features a large ferris wheel, the Sky Wheel, a powered rollercoaster by Zamperla and two rollercoasters manufactured by Swiss company Bolliger and Mabillard. is situated 3 km southeast of Gukeng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meishan and Douliu.

Town
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Township is a rural township in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the county, bordering . is situated 6 km south of Gukeng.

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is a county-administered city and the county seat of , . It is also the political and economic center of the county. City is served by National Highway No. 3.

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is a township that in , .

Gukeng

Latitude
23.64257° or 23° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
120.56204° or 120° 33′ 43″ east
Population
32,000
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
Open location code
7QM2JHV6+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655895
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1673388
Wiki­data ID
Q710273
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Gukeng” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gukeng Xiang”
  • Chinese: “Kó͘-kheⁿ-hiong”
  • Chinese: “古坑”
  • Chinese: “古坑乡”
  • Chinese: “古坑鄉”
  • Chinese: “庵古坑”
  • German: “Gukeng”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Kú-hâng-hiông”
  • Japanese: “古坑”
  • Japanese: “古坑郷”
  • Korean: “구컹향”
  • Ladin: “Gukeng”
  • Literary Chinese: “古坑鄉”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Am-kóo-khenn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó͘-kheⁿ-hiang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó͘-kheⁿ-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó͘-kheⁿ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó͘-khiⁿ-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó͘-khiⁿ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó·-kheⁿ-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó·-kheⁿ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kó·-khiⁿ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kóo-khenn-hiang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kóo-khenn-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “古坑鄉”
  • Russian: “Гукэн”
  • Urdu: “گوکینگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Cổ Khanh, Vân Lâm”
  • Vietnamese: “Cổ Khanh”
  • “古坑鄉”

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