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Kouhu Township 口湖鄉 | |
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.jpg) Chenglong Wetlands in Kouhu Township | |
 Kouhu Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 24,882[1] |
Kouhu Township (Chinese: 口湖鄉; pinyin: Kǒuhú Xiāng) is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is known for seafood products such as red algae, eel, and karasumi.[2]
Geography
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It has a population total of 24,882 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometers, including a section of coastline bordering the Taiwan Strait.
History
[edit]Owing to the existence of a large lagoon shaped like an elephant's trunk in the area, Kouhu was known as Xiangbihu (Elephant Trunk Lake) in the late Ming and Qing periods.[3]
Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises 21 villages: Chenglong, Dinghu, Gangtung, Gangxi, Guogang, Houcuo, Hukou, Hutung, Jinghan, Keliao, Kouhu, Luntung, Lunjhong, Pubei, Punan, Shueijing, Sialun, Siecuo, Taizih, Wubei, and Wunan.
Infrastructure
[edit]Kouhu is one of the areas proposed by the Taiwan Power Company for an underground electricity cable connecting it with Jianshan Village in Penghu's Huxi Township.[5]
Festivals
[edit]Tourist attractions
[edit]Transportation
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Kouhu (2019–2023, extremes 2019–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.9 (80.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.6 (74.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.0 (69.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.2 (0.91) | 22.1 (0.87) | 49.8 (1.96) | 68.9 (2.71) | 137.8 (5.43) | 268.1 (10.56) | 182.8 (7.20) | 314.4 (12.38) | 86.4 (3.40) | 17.0 (0.67) | 13.0 (0.51) | 27.0 (1.06) | 1,210.5 (47.66) |
| Average precipitation days | 4.9 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 79.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.4 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 78.4 | 74.4 | 73.2 | 74.8 | 73.6 | 75.6 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 2016–2023)[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "村里鄰人口數". Beigang Household Registration Office. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "口湖特產". 雲林縣口湖鄉公所. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "歷史地理沿革". 雲林縣口湖鄉公所. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Yunlin commissioner pleads oyster farmers' case". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "EPA gives green light for projects - Taipei Times".
- ^ Yunlin, Cultural Tours in (31 May 2016). "Kouhu Township Qian Shui Che Zhuang Cultural Festival".
- ^ "Art exhibition listings - Taipei Times".
- ^ "農業氣象觀測網監測系統 : 口湖工作站(12J990)". Central Weather Administration. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "中央氣象署 測站氣候資料 : 雲林口湖 C1K540". Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links
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- Kouhu Township Office, Yunlin County Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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