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| official_name            = Zhongpu Township<br>中埔鄉
| other_name               = Jhongpu
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| settlement_type          = [[Township (Taiwan)|Rural township]]
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| map_caption              = Zhongpu Township in Chiayi County
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| population_as_of         = May 2022
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| population_total         = 43275
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'''Zhongpu Township''' or '''Jhongpu Township''' ({{zh|c=中埔鄉|p=Zhōngpǔ Xiāng}}) is a [[Township (Taiwan)|rural township]] in [[Chiayi County]], [[Taiwan]].
==Geography==
[[File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-chuho-2217-iii.jpg|left|thumb|Map of Zhongpu (labeled as Chūho) and surrounding area (1944)]]
[[File:Txu-oclc-6557994-index-453.jpg|left|thumb|Map of the region including Zhongpu (labeled as Chung-pu (Chūho) {{lang|zh-tw|中埔}}) (1951)]]
It has a population of 43,275 as of May 2022,<ref>{{cite web|title=嘉義縣中埔鄉村里鄰人口數106年11月|url=https://shueishang-hro.cyhg.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2335155AD01E73D6&sms=52C944A41C52CCA2&s=1DD920DF38BF04FE|website=嘉義縣水上戶政事務所|access-date=3 January 2018|date=1 December 2017}}</ref> and an area of {{convert|12950|ha}}.
==Administrative divisions==
The township comprises 22 villages: Dingpu, Fushou, Hemei, Hemu, Hexing, Jinlan, Longmen, Longxing, Ruifeng, Sanceng, Shekou, Shenkeng, Shinong, Tongren, Tungxing, Wantan, Yanguan, Yiren, Yumin, Yunshui, Zhonglun and Zhongpu.<ref>{{cite web
| url =http://jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw/ap/village.aspx?filter=834bb888-3459-4188-8ec9-d41de1ce9745
| script-title =zh:村里介紹
| trans-title=About the Villages
| language=zh
| website =jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw
| publisher =Jhongpu Township Office
| access-date =2017-02-25}}</ref>
==Economy==
The agriculture sector of the township is one of Chiayi's most important fruit producers, such as growing papayas, pineapples, bananas, tangerines and mushrooms.<ref name=tour>{{cite web | url =http://www.cyhg.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=78A05FFEA39BA610 | title =Zhongpu Township | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225035019/http://www.cyhg.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=78A05FFEA39BA610 | archive-date=2017-02-25 | date =2013| website =cyhg.gov.tw | publisher =Chiayi County Government | access-date = 2017-02-25}}</ref> 7,000 hectares of the township area is cultivated for agricultural purpose, in which the industry employs around 15,000 people, or 32% of the township population.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tbocc.gov.tw/SightLib/Sight_View.aspx?lang=en&SelectData_Place=28d8b973-29d1-e411-a5d3-e4115b13f301 | title=Jhongpu Township Tourist spot-Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Chiayi County}}</ref>
==Tourist attractions==
* [[Wu Feng Park]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Zhongpu Township, Chiayi County}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060909/http://jhongpu.cyhg.gov.tw/eng/01mayor/01mayor.asp Jhongpu Township Office]
{{Taiwan Chiayi divisions}}
{{Townships in Taiwan}}
[[Category:Townships in Chiayi County]]
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