Checheng

Checheng is a locality in , , . Checheng is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ch’e-ch’eng Station and Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant.

Railway station
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Checheng is a terminus on the Taiwan Railway Jiji line located in , , .

Power station
Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a power station.

Reservoir
Photo: David 75610, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a dam that spans the about 4 km downstream from the outlet of in central with a height of about 61.5 m.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ita thao and Jiji.

Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Checheng.

Photo: Comet115, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quaint railway town beside the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Besides being on a well-town tourist railway line, is known as the epicenter of "921", Taiwan's deadly earthquake of the century that shook the whole island in 1999.

Checheng

Latitude
23.83376° or 23° 50′ 2″ north
Longitude
120.86536° or 120° 51′ 55″ east
Elevation
339 metres (1,112 feet)
Open location code
7QM2RVM8+G4
Geo­Names ID
1679003
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Checheng” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “車埕”

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