Cihtong Township or Citong Township臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,538 (雲林縣斗六戶政事務所-人口統計-村里鄰人口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 March 2023.) and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.
Name Cihtong was named after Cihtong Lane (). Before the Qing Dynasty era, Erythrina flowers () flourished in the then-unpopulated area. The first settlers chose a small lane there to establish a village, which had flowers spread throughout its length.
Geography Administrative divisions The township comprises 14 villages: Citong, Damei, Gancuo, Ganxi, Liuge, Mayuan, Puwei, Puzi, Raoping, Sihe, Wuhua, Xinggui, Xingtong and Yihe.
Economy The township main economy is agriculture. It produces paddy rice mainly along the northern township border with Zhuoshui River in which the output is the highest in the county.
References
External links "To know Cihtong " at township website Yunlin's Cihtong Township