Shalu District

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Shalu District in Taichung City

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Shalu District

Shalu District (Chinese: 沙鹿區; pinyin: Shālù Qū) is a suburban district in central Taichung City, Taiwan.

History

Originally a settlement of the Papora people, called variously 沙轆, 沙轆社，社口番地, perhaps due to sand blown by the wind. During the Kingdom of Tungning (1662－1683), the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines were driven away or sinicized, and the area became a Han settlement. In 1731 during Qing rule, Tamsui Subprefecture (淡水廳) extended from the Tai-kah River northward up to Keelung (雞籠).

In 1920, during Japanese rule, the written name was changed from 沙轆 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soa-la̍k; literally: "sand wheel") to 沙鹿 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soa-lo̍k; literally: "sand deer"); in Japanese, both names are read as "Sharoku". Administratively, Sharoku Village (沙鹿庄) was under Taikō District (大甲郡), Taichū Prefecture. In Taiwanese Hokkien, the old name of Soa-la̍k (沙轆) is still used.

In 1945 the village was changed to an township, and was upgraded to a district in 2010.

Administrative divisions

Juren Village, Luoquan Village, Shalu Village, Meiren Village, Xingren Village, Xingan Village, Doudi Village, Lufeng Village, Luliao Village, Zhulin Village, Lifen Village, Fuxing Village, Beishi Village, Jinjiang Village, Liulu Village, Nanshi Village, Puzi Village, Sanlu Village, Gongming Village, Qingquan Village, Xishi Village.

Native products

• Pork and products
• Peanut
• Lady‘s clothes

Education

• Hungkuang University
• Providence University

Transportation

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Shalu Station

Airport

• Taichung Airport

Railway stations

• Shalu Station

See also

• Taichung

External links

• Shalu District Government (Chinese)