Kouhu Township () is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is known for seafood products such as red algae, eel, and karasumi.
Geography
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 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.
Kouhu's coastal waters were traditionally used in oyster farming, but in 1991 they were zoned for offshore industrial use.
Administrative divisions 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 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.
Festivals Qian Shui Che Zhuang Festival
Tourist attractions Chenglong Wetlands Yiwu Wetland
Transportation Provincial Highway 61 Provincial Highway 17 (Taiwan) County Highway 164
Climate
Notable natives Cheng Li-wun, Chairperson of Kuomintang
See also List of Taiwanese superlatives
References
External links
Kouhu Township Office, Yunlin County