Caotun Township, formerly transliterated as Tsaotun Township, is an urban township in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest township in Taiwan by population.
History
The area was historically known as Chháu-ê-tun () with the present name adopted under Japanese rule in 1920.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 27 villages: Beishi, Beitou, Bifeng, Bizhou, Duihe, Fuliao, Fuxing, Heping, Jialao, Mingzheng, Nanpu, Pingding, Pinglin, Shanglin, Shanjiao, Shichuan, Shuangdong, Tucheng, Xincuo, Xinfeng, Xinzhuang, Yanfeng, Yufeng, Yushi, Zhongshan, Zhongyuan and Zhongzheng.
Education
Nan Kai University of Technology
National Caotun Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School
Tourist attractions
Caotun Night Market
Jiujiufeng
Taiwan Times Village
Yu-hsiu Museum of Art
Transportation
The nearest train station to Caotun is the Yuanlin Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Changhua County.
Taichung City Bus route 108 have reach Nan Kai University of Technology, however 10km+10 TWD promotion are only applied to Taichung residents and eligible persons.
Notable natives
Hsieh Ming-yu, singer and songwriter
Tsai Ping-kun, Deputy Mayor of Taipei
Wu Den-yih, Vice President of the Republic of China (2012-2016)