Yizhu

Yizhu Township or Yijhu Township is a rural township in , . Yizhu has about 18,800 residents.
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  • Type: Town with 18,800 residents
  • Description: A rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: I-chu”, “I-chu-wei”, “Ichu”, “Yijhu”, “Yiju”, “Yizhu Township”, and “Yizhu, Chiayi

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yanshui Martial Temple and Yanshui Hubi Temple.

is situated 2½ km southeast of Yizhu.

Place of worship
is a place of worship, which is situated 3 km southeast of Yizhu.

Place of worship
is a place of worship, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Yizhu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yanshui District and Xinying District.

Town
Yanshuei District, alternatively spelled Yanshui, is a district in , , which is famous for its notoriously dangerous fireworks festival. The annual event commemorates a cholera epidemic more than a century ago, the fireworks symbolizing the exorcism of demons associated with the plague. is situated 3 km southeast of Yizhu.

Town
or Sinying District is a district and the location of the second administrative center of the Tainan City Government in . Sugar production was the most important industry in Xinying. is situated 8 km east of Yizhu.

Town
is an urban township in , . is situated 9 km northwest of Yizhu.

Yizhu

Latitude
23.33628° or 23° 20′ 11″ north
Longitude
120.24342° or 120° 14′ 36″ east
Population
18,800
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7QM286PV+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655864
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1674229
Wiki­data ID
Q718371
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Yizhu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Yizhu Xiang
  • Chinese: Gī-tek-hiong
  • Chinese: 义竹
  • Chinese: 义竹乡
  • Chinese: 二竹圍
  • Chinese: 義竹
  • Chinese: 義竹圍
  • Chinese: 義竹鄉
  • German: Yizhu
  • Hakka Chinese: Ngi-tsuk-hiông
  • Japanese: 義竹
  • Japanese: 義竹郷
  • Korean: 이주향
  • Ladin: Yizhu
  • Min Nan Chinese: Gī-tek-hiong
  • Polish: Yizhu
  • Russian: Ичжу
  • Vietnamese: Nghĩa Trúc, Gia Nghĩa
  • Vietnamese: Nghĩa Trúc
  • Yue Chinese: 義竹
  • 義竹鄉

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yizhu Post Office and 義竹修緣寺.

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