Changhua

Changhua, officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in west-central Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of Babuza people, a coastal tribe of Taiwanese aborigines.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Changhua railway station and Changhua Arts Hall.

Changhua railway station

Railway station

Photo: 鐵路1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changhua is a railway station in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway. It is located at the southern junction of the Taichung line and Coastal line, where the line continues onto the southern section of the West Coast line.

Changhua Arts Hall

Arts center

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The Changhua Arts Hall is an art gallery in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan.

Changhua Roundhouse

Changhua Roundhouse is a railway roundhouse operated by Taiwan Railway in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan. The roundhouse is located directly north of Changhua railway station. Built in 1922, it is the only surviving railway roundhouse in Taiwan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huatan Township and Xiushui.

Huatan Township

Town

Photo: Chi-Hung Lin, CC BY 2.0.

Huatan Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Huatan Township is situated 4½ km south of Changhua.

Xiushui

Town

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Xiushui Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 38,248 as of January 2023 and an area of 29.34 square kilometres. Xiushui is situated 6 km southwest of Changhua.

Changhua

Type: Locality with 227,000 residents
Also known as: “Bamboo Town”, “Chiang-hòa”, “Chiong-hòa”, “Tsiong-huà-tshī”, and “彰化市”
Location: Jieshou Village, Zhanghua City, Changhua County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.0692° or 24° 4′ 9″ north

Longitude

120.5512° or 120° 33′ 4″ east

Population

227,000

Elevation

28 metres (92 feet)

Open location code

7QP23H92+MF

GeoNames ID

1993459

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Babuza to Russian—“Changhua” goes by many names.

Babuza: “Pasua”
Chinese: “半线” (historical)
Russian: “Чангхуа”

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