Checheng

Checheng Township is a rural township in , . Checheng has about 8,740 residents.
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  • Type: Town with 8,740 residents
  • Description: A rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Ch’ai-ch’eng”, “Ch’e-ch’eng”, “Ch’e-ch’eng-chuang”, “Checheng Township”, “Chhia-siâⁿ”, “Kabeyawan”, “Shajō”, “Tshâ-sàng”, and “Tshâ-siânn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Checheng FuAn Temple and National Museum of Marine Biology / Aguarium.

Place of worship
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The Checheng Fu'an Temple is a in Checheng Township, , Taiwan.

Museum
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The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium is the most notable museum and research institution for marine biology in Taiwan, which located in Checheng Township, , Taiwan. is situated 3½ km southwest of Checheng.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Checheng.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mudan and Hengchun.

Town
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Township is a mountain indigenous township in , . The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines. is situated 8 km northeast of Checheng.

Town
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is a township located on the southern tip of the Peninsula in , . It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. is situated 9 km south of Checheng.

Checheng

Latitude
22.07395° or 22° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
120.71419° or 120° 42′ 51″ east
Population
8,740
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7QJ23PF7+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4252465638
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1679004
Wiki­data ID
Q712977
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Checheng” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Checheng”
  • Cebuano: “Checheng Xiang”
  • Chinese: “Chē​chéng Xiāng”
  • Chinese: “Chhâ-siâⁿ-hiong”
  • Chinese: “庫匹亞旺”
  • Chinese: “柴城”
  • Chinese: “統領埔”
  • Chinese: “車城”
  • Chinese: “車城鄉”
  • Chinese: “车城”
  • Chinese: “车城乡”
  • Chinese: “龜壁灣”
  • French: “Checheng”
  • German: “Checheng”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Tshâ-sàng-hiông”
  • Italian: “Checheng”
  • Japanese: “車城”
  • Japanese: “車城郷”
  • Korean: “처청향”
  • Ladin: “Checheng”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chhia-siâⁿ-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chhia-siâⁿ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ku-piah-oân”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ku-piah-uan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thóng-léng-po͘”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thóng-líng-poo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thóng-niá-po͘”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thóng-niá-poo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tshâ-siânn-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tshâ-siânn-hiông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tshâ-siânn”
  • Paiwan: “Kabeyawan”
  • Russian: “Чэчэн”
  • Vietnamese: “Xa Thành, Bình Đông”
  • Vietnamese: “Xa Thành”
  • “庫匹亞旺”
  • “柴城”
  • “車城”
  • “車城鄉”
  • “龜壁灣”

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