Kouhu

Not to be confused with Hukou, Hsinchu.

23°34′35″N 120°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿23.57626°N 120.172523°E﻿ / 23.57626; 120.172523

Rural township

Kouhu Township
口湖鄉

Rural township

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[edit]

Map including Kouhu (labeled as K'ou-hu (Kōko) 口湖) (1950)

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]

* Qian Shui Che Zhuang Festival[6]

## Tourist attractions[edit]

* Chenglong Wetlands[7]
* Yiwu Wetland

## Transportation[edit]

* Provincial Highway 61
* Provincial Highway 17 (Taiwan)
* County Highway 164

## Climate[edit]

Climate data for Kouhu (2019–2023, extremes 2019–present)

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]

* List of Taiwanese superlatives

## References[edit]

1. ^ "村里鄰人口數". Beigang Household Registration Office. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
2. ^ "口湖特產". 雲林縣口湖鄉公所. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
3. ^ "歷史地理沿革". 雲林縣口湖鄉公所. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
4. ^ "Yunlin commissioner pleads oyster farmers' case". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
5. ^ "EPA gives green light for projects - Taipei Times".
6. ^ Yunlin, Cultural Tours in (31 May 2016). "Kouhu Township Qian Shui Che Zhuang Cultural Festival".
7. ^ "Art exhibition listings - Taipei Times".
8. ^ "農業氣象觀測網監測系統 : 口湖工作站(12J990)". Central Weather Administration. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
9. ^ "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[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kouhu Township, Yunlin County.

* Kouhu Township Office, Yunlin County Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

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