Purchaqchi

Borrowed from Uyghur پۇرچاقچى (purchaqchi).

Jumaq, head of Ayaq Purchaqchi village in Purchaqchi township, told RFA’s Uyghur Service that he had accompanied Islam a day earlier in a raid during prayer time on a local mosque as around 200 officials and security personnel searched for six suspects they had linked to a shooting incident in May.

2014 July 30, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Wife of Party Official Killed in Xinjiang ‘Revenge Attack’”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2014-08-09:

He said police asked for the identification of the seven Uyghurs who were gathered at the Sherbet restaurant at a hotel in Purchaqchi township—where several incidents have resulted in bloodshed in recent months—and then attempted to search them, but were met with resistance, sparking the clash.

2015 March 13, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Chinese Authorities Shoot ‘Suspicious’ Uyghurs Dead in Xinjiang Restaurant”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2015-03-15:


Yawa

"By this statement he implied he was angry with our justice system, so we had monitored their their actions over the past 10 years, and they had to submit an application if they wanted to leave Yawa township," added Sadir.

2016 December 29, Shohret Hoshur, Qiao Long, Luisetta Mudie, “Five Dead After 'Terror Attack,' Explosion in China's Xinjiang”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2016-12-30:

A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

雅瓦

township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China


Aqsaray

Borrowed from Uyghur ئاقساراي (aqsaray).

The first example is by a poet called Ablimit Sämät, who composed these verses about his native village Aqsaray near Khotän in south-west Xinjiang, one of the least developed parts of the Autonomous Region.

2007, Ildikó Bellér-Hann, editor, Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia, Ashgate, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 90:

A Uyghur auxiliary officer in Aqsaray township, in Hotan’s Karakash (Moyu) county, said the local government had been recruiting security personnel since last year, with the only requirement for applicants being that no one within three generations of their family had been involved in “political problems.”

2017 April 18, “HAN CHINESE OFFERED TRIPLE SALARY OF UYGHURS IN XINJIANG POLICE RECRUITMENT DRIVE”, in World Uyghur Congress; Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2020-09-12, Uyghur Related News:

When asked about whether a target percentage of re-education arrests had been ordered by authorities, an official from No. 1 Village, in Qaraqash’s Aqsaray township, confirmed the directive, but referred RFA to the local Communist Party secretary—who had recently been admitted to the hospital and was unreachable—for the exact number.

2017 October 9, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Nearly Half of Uyghurs in Xinjiang’s Hotan Targeted For Re-Education Camps”, in Alim Seytoff, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-02-02:

The Communist Party secretary of the village of Aqsaray in the Qaraqash region near Hotan was ordered to target 40% of the population of the village as potential unreliable elements in need of re-education.

2021, Michael Dillon, China in the Age of Xi Jinping, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, →OCLC:


Urchi

The head of Urchi township in Hotan’s Qaraqash (Moyu) county said she had heard “about a month ago” that a burial management center had been constructed and would be “opening soon.”

2018 April 19, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Xinjiang Authorities Use ‘Burial Management Centers’ to Subvert Uyghur Funeral Traditions”, in Alim Seytoff, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-04-19:

Abduheber Ahmet, the imam of the Dongbagh Mosque in Urchi township, in Hotan’s Qaraqash (Moyu) county, was initially detained in May 2017 and handed a five and a half-year jail term a month later, the ruling Chinese Communist Party secretary of Urchi township told RFA’s Uyghur Service.

2018 May 10, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Xinjiang Authorities Jail Uyghur Imam Who Took Son to Unsanctioned Religious School”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-05-10:


Manglay

Local police described the violence in Kayash village in Manglay township as among the most deadly in the area in recent years.
“It was the most terrible incident in our town but I cannot give you details about that," Ablikim Yasin, chief of the Manglay police station, told RFA's Uyghur Service. "You should call the higher authorities for that.”

2014 June 22, Shohret Hoshur, Parameswaran Ponnudurai, “Five Police Officers Killed in Attack on Xinjiang Security Checkpoint”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2014-07-01:

Abla Ahat, police chief of Purchaqchi township, told RFA that five of the suspects came from Nawagh township in Hotan city and were met by the other two men from Manglay township at the Sherbet restaurant.

An officer from the Manglay police station, in Hotan’s Qaraqash (Moyu) county, recently told RFA’s Uyghur Service that the local government had sent hundreds of women and children from his township to neighboring Aksu (Akesu) prefecture to join heavy labor details to make up for wages lost after the men in their families were detained.

2017 October 16, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Uyghur Women and Children Endure Heavy Labor Amid Detentions in Xinjiang’s Hotan”, in Alim Seytoff, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2017-10-16:


Kiliyang

Borrowed from Uyghur كىلىياڭ (kiliyang).

Zhao et al. (1998) discovered that lamprophyres occur at Kiliyang, Pishan County, on the SW margin of the Tarim Basin.

2003 March, He Huaiyu, Guo Zhengfu, Wang Songshan, Hao Jie, Liu Qiang, Ariel Boven, “⁴⁰Ar/³⁹ Ar Age and Geological Significance of Lamprophyres in Pishan on the SW Margin of the Tarim Terrane, NW China”, in Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), volume 77, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

The Kiliyang section in Pishan County is one of the most complete Meso-Cenozoic sections in the Kashi-Hotan depression, in which the deformation phenomenon is very typical.

2008 April, Cui Junwen, Li Pengwu, Guo Xianpu, Ding Xiaozhong, Tang Zhemin, “Basin- and Mountain-Building Dynamic Model of “Ramping-Detachment-Compression” in the West Kunlun-Southern Tarim Basin Margin”, in Acta Geologica Sinica, volume 82, number 2, →DOI, page 363:

Fig. 4-10 Diagram-matic section of Kiliyang, Pishan on the north slope of the west Kunlun Mountains[…]
Fig. 4-19 Single-grain fission-track ages of the samples from the Kiliyang section at Pishan County in the southern Tarim basin

2013, 李廷栋, 潘桂棠, 肖序常, 陈炳蔚, 青藏高原隆升的地质记录及机制, 广东科技出版社 [Guangdong Technology Publishing House], →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=LaYwEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT101&lpg=PT101:

A township in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

克里陽

township in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China


Kokterak

Borrowed from Uyghur كۆكتېرەك (köktërek).

The earthquake happened in China , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are Bexerik, Qaqkum, Azgan, Kokterak, Bora, Yecheng, Pishan, Guma, Sagan, Tou-pa-ko, and Koxtag.

2017, “M 4.5 in China on 20 Apr 2017 03:39 UTC”, in Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System:


Zangguy

They sat on the small airfield at Zangguy, serviced and ready to fly.

2001, Ramon Harris, Allegro's Secret, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 262:


Pixna

Uygur farmer Burexi Eli holds her child in the arm outdoors in Pixna Township of Pishan County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 4, 2015. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Pishan County of Hotan Prefecture at 9:07 a.m. (0107GMT), with the epicenter recorded at 37.6 degrees north and 78.2 degrees east, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Three people were killed and 71 others injured in the quake. Local government has erected 1,500 tents to accomodate^([sic]) residents affected by the earthquake.

2015 July 3, “Xinjiang earthquake kills 3, injures 71”, in ying, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 2015-07-06:

The epicentre was between the Pishan County seat and the Pixna Township.
In Pixna Township, five temporary settlements have been erected for those who lost their homes in the quake.

2015 July 4, “4,000 aftershocks rattle China's earthquake-hit Xinjiang”, in The Economic Times, archived from the original on 2021-08-24:

A Muslim family gathers to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr in Bulakbexi Village of Pixna Township in Pishan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 18, 2015.

2019 April 18, Abhishek G Bhaya, “China slams allegations of pursuing anti-Muslim policy”, in CGTN, archived from the original on 2019-06-17:


Heshan

zh-l

鶴山／鹤山 (Hèshān)

A town and former township in Ningyang, Tai'an, Shandong, China


Springwater

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Forestville

A township and ghost town therein, in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.


Twin Lakes

Three townships in the United States, listed under Twin Lakes Township.


Roseland

en-proper noun

Roseland (countable and uncountable, plural Roselands)

Americanized form of Norwegian Røysland.

Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

A township and village therein, in Adams County, Nebraska.


Freedom

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

A number of other townships, listed under Freedom Township.


Oakdale

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village and township in Washington County, Illinois.

A township and village therein, in Antelope County, Nebraska.


Mad River

Two townships in Ohio, United States, listed under Mad River Township (a third is defunct).


McKillop

McKillop (countable and uncountable, plural McKillops)

A former township in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Castleton

A place in the United States:
A township in Barry County, Michigan.


Silverdale

An unincorporated community and township in Cowley County, Kansas.


Yengiostang

英吾斯塘

several townships and villages in Xinjiang

A township in Qiemo, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang, China

A township in Maralbexi, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China

With a high survival rate compared to traditional cash crops, marigolds are easier to plant. The flowers, which contain lutein, are widely used in food and medicine. "It offers more economic benefits than cotton and wheat," said Zhu Yubao, Party chief of Yengiostang Township.

2020 September 30, “Xinjiang county smells success in marigold business”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 2020-09-30:

A township in Yarkant, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Awat

The general pattern is that the closer a township is to Kashgar city, the lower the changes of finding a female donkey in a household. Qoghan, Bäshkeräm, Awat, Yengi-östeng and Döwletbagh are townships which are within a 50-km distance from the city, and where female donkeys are nearly absent.

2010, Donald Wood, editor, Economic Action in Theory and Practice: Anthropological Investigations, via Google Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172:

A township in Kashgar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Yengiyer

Authorities also noted plans to carry out education in atheism, according to the report. Authorities in Yengiyer township, Yengisar county, Kashgar district, called for teachers to visit students' homes during Ramadan to convey state policy and provide information on the "harms" of fasting, according to an August 4 report on the Yengisar County Government Web site. They also called for "resolutely examining and putting a stop to" students and teachers participating in "unlawful activities" such as fasting, entering religious venues, and participating in "underground scripture study sites."

2011 October 11, “Xinjiang Authorities Implement Ramadan Curbs Amid Renewed Pledges for Tight Controls Over Religion”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China, archived from the original on 2014-09-19:

Officers at the Egus and nearby Yengiyer township police stations would not comment on the reason of Memet’s imprisonment when contacted by RFA, but also did not deny that he is being held in Urumqi No. 1 Prison. One official from Egus confirmed that Tursun is currently being held in a re-education camp.

2017 November 8, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Xinjiang Authorities Jail Uyghur ‘Religious Extremist’ For Scolding Son For Drinking”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-02-02:

A township in Yengisar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China.


Staveley

Staveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)

From Old English stæf (“stave”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stave + -ley (“lea”).

A township in Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.


Point

A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Lieyu

From pinyin romanization of Mandarin 烈嶼 (Lièyǔ).

Lieyu Township, encompassing what is known as Lesser Kinmen Island, is not controlled by the People’s Republic of China, nor is the much larger Kinmen Island nearby, even though both sit on the approaches to one of the mainland’s busiest ports.

2016 June 7, Michael Forsythe, “Caught Between China and Taiwan, and Leaning Toward China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-06-07, Asia Pacific:

The flag of Taiwan is seen painted on Shihyu Islet in front of Xiamen, a coastal city in China, in Lieyu Township, Kinmen, Taiwan, October 19, 2021.

2022 March 9, Ben Blanchard, Yew Lun Tian, “Taiwan says China is too busy with party congress to raise tensions now”, in Clarence Fernandez, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-03-09, World:

A rural township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

烈嶼

rural township in Kinmen (Quemoy), Taiwan (ROC) named for its main island


Beigan

Late 20th century, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān), reinforced by Tongyong Pinyin.
With respect to the township specifically, likely: 2000s, from Mandarin 北竿 (Běigān) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Běigan, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

PEIKAN TOWNSHIP
(běigān xiāng) 北竿鄉
Peikan Township consists of three groups of islands, of which Peikan (běigān) is the largest and the only one open to visitors.

[1998, Robert Storey, “Islands of the Taiwan Straits”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 318, column 1:

This birding area, located in the southwestern corner of Beigan Township, is the township's flattest and largest stretch of farmland.[…]
This area is in the eastern part of Beigan Township. The several hundred-meter Tanghou Trail connects the two villages of Tangci and Houwo, and along this trail, you can see shorebirds, herons, and egrets.

2005, “Matsu”, in Birdwatching in Taiwan, Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 334, 335:

To provide an experience of Matsu's traditional fishing methods, water activities in Beigan Township were carried out and arrangements were made for tourists to participate in net-pulling, night fishing, and set-net fishing[…]

2006, 觀光年報, Tourism Bureau, →OCLC, page 75:

The Lienchiang County government (which administers Matsu’s 36 islands and islets) estimates that — excluding facilities still in use by Taiwan’s military — some 256 underground fortifications, tunnels, air raid shelters, and other related structures were constructed in Matsu’s four townships: Nangan, Beigan, Juguang, and Dongyin.

2017 February 22, Guy Plopsky, Taiwan’s Cold War Fortresses, The Diplomat, archived from the original on 2017-02-22:

The Ministry of Culture said Tuesday that it has designated four ancient areas of Liang Island in the Matsu archipelago as the Taiwan's 11th national archaeological site. Liang, a 0.35 square kilometer island in the Matsu archipelago off the east coast of China, is part of Beigan Township in Lienchiang County.

2021 June 29, Ching-yu Chao, Evelyn Kao, “Part of Matsu's Liang Island designated national archaeological site”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2021-06-29, Culture:

Liang Island is the northeastern-most island in Beigan Township (北竿), and the site includes four locations known as Daowei I, Daowei II, Daowei III and Daowei IV, the ministry said.

2021 June 30, Sherry Hsiao, “Lienchiang site handed archeological designation”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-06-29, Taiwan News, page 3:

A Matsu website reported Friday (May 20) that two speedboats had recently appeared near Gaodeng Island, part of Matsu’s Beigan Township, with individuals on board wearing helmets and showing no intention of fishing.

2022 May 21, Matthew Strong, “Taiwan coast guard doubts PLA piloted speedboats near outlying island”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2022-05-21, Politics:

For Matsu, Jyuguang Township (莒光) includes two major islands, Dongjyu (東莒) and Sijyu (西莒), as well as smaller islets.
When I was doing education and promotional work across Taiwan in the Young Women’s Working Brigade, I visited Matsu four times, visiting Beigan (北竿), Nangan (南竿) and Dongyin (東引) townships, as well Dongjyu and Sijyu, along with other islands such as Liang (亮島) and Gaodeng (高登), with each tour lasting three months.

2023 March 9, Ling-ling (張玲玲) Chang, “Soldiers should keep complaints off Internet”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-09, Editorials, page 8:

A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.


Heathfield

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”), equivalent to heath + field. Doublet of Hothfield.

A township in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.


Egus

On 3 April, Abudure Yimu and Aihaiti Alabai, backbone members of the counterrevolutionary armed rebellion in Baren Township, went to Aigusi Township in Yengisar County to buy horses for battle. They offered a price as high as 2,000 yuan to buy a good horse owned by Danixi in San Village. The horse won several champions during races in Yengisar County.

[1990 June 19 [1990 April 23], Shi Jian, Dong Jianshneg, Yusufujiang, Shi Linjie, “Report on the Quelling of the Counterrevolutionary Rebellion in Baren Township”, in Daily Report: China, number 118, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 59, column 2:

Memet’s three sons, including the one who had drunk alcohol, were also arrested by authorities in Egus township's No. 4 village, in Yengisar, for the incident between February and June this year, she said.

2017 November 8, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Xinjiang Authorities Jail Uyghur ‘Religious Extremist’ For Scolding Son For Drinking”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 02 Feburary 2018:


Crooks

A township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States.


Teaneck

From Dutch Tiene Neck. From Middle Dutch necke (“neck”) + Munsee terms, possibly meaning "the woods" or "the willows".

Achikinhesacky

a campsite within the multi-camp settlement

A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Ridgefield

Ridgefield (“borough”) (former township)


Kinloss

A township in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.

A former township, now part of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, since 1999.


Roseville

From rose (“a flower”) + -ville or Rose (“a name”) + -ville.

A number of places in the United States:

Two townships in Minnesota, in Grant County and Kandiyohi County.


Middletown

A township in Jackson County, Minnesota.

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County#English

Three townships, in Bucks County, Delaware County and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.


Fallowfield

A township and unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Cihtong

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 莿桐 (Cìhtóng).

Furthermore, everyone knows that the crops grown at Chou-Shui River are of high quality, like the rice of Siluo Township, watermelons of Erlun Township, garlic of Cihtong Township, flowers of Shijo Township, guava of Shetou Township, and so on.

2010, Rajib Shaw, Danai Thaitakoo, Water Communities, Emerald Books, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 252:

The Ministry of Culture of Executive Yuan today (the 11th) visits Garlic Township - Mayuan community of Cihtong Township in Yunlin County to review the achievement of the community building.

2013, “Garlic township-Mayuan community of Cihtong Township welcomes everyone by showing off “Driving the plow” performance art and to show the results of community building”, in Yunlin County Government:

The developed tray-discharging system was installed in a rice seedling nursery, Cihtong, in Yun-Lin county, Taiwan and connected to the existed transport gantry.

2013, Chiu Yi-Chich et al., “Development of an Automatic Tray-Discharging System for Rice Seedlings”, in Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32:

The Yunlin County Government is inviting the public to a flower festival that will be held in Cihtong Township’s (莿桐) 50 hectare flower field — which is roughly the size of 1,145 basketball courts.

2013, Cheng Shu-kai, Jake Chung, “Yunlin welcomes the public with 50 hectares of flowers”, in Taipei Times:

The garlic (Allium sativum) was cultivated in Cihtong Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan and provided by Ajins Biomedical Corporation.

2020 January, Chieh-Hsiu Lee et al., “Exploring epigallocatechin gallate impregnation to inhibit 5-hydroxymethylfurfural formation and the effect on antioxidant ability of black garlic”, in LWT, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

From the back of a blue truck, the kind of vehicle that’s as common as chopsticks in rural Taiwan, the man and his friend were dealing in garlic from Cihtong (莿桐), a township a few kilometers north of Douliu. The unwashed bulbs looked as if they’d just been pulled from the ground.

2021 September 3, Steven Crook, “Highways & Byways: Tripping through Douliu”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 2021-09-02:

A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.


Doletbagh

Doletbagh is a small town located in the southeast part of Kashgar with a population of about 14,000, 97 per cent of whom are Uighurs.

2011 December 30, B. Raman, “Uighurs Strike Again In Xinjiang – Analysis”, in Eurasian Review, archived from the original on 2016-03-04:

RFA confirmed the detention of Haji—one of the region’s wealthiest businessmen—in a phone call to Kashgar’s Doletbagh police station, in Kashgar’s Yuan Fang district, which has since taken over operation of his hotel.

2018 May 7, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Chinese Authorities Detain Uyghur Hotelier in Xinjiang’s Kashgar City”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-05-07:

A township in Kashgar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Qoghan

T. Where is he?
S. He is in the Qoghan quarter, he will be here directly.

1934, Rachel Orde Wingate, Dialogues in the Eastern Turki Dialect on Subjects of Interest to Travellers, →OCLC, page 13:

The general pattern is that the closer a township is to Kashgar city, the lower the changes of finding a female donkey in a household. Qoghan, Bäshkeräm, Awat, Yengi-östeng and Döwletbagh are townships which are within a 50-km distance from the city, and where female donkeys are nearly absent.

2010, Donald Wood, editor, Economic Action in Theory and Practice: Anthropological Investigations, via Google Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172:

Mahat Hasan was one of 50 men detained by Chinese authorities in Barin town’s Qoghan village.[...]Mahat Hassan died last month in prison, becoming the fifth Uyghur of the Qoghan villagers to perish while serving a life sentence, according to his wife Asim Khan.

2012 March 22, Mamatjan Juma, Joshua Lipes, “Supporting a Loved One in Jail”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2012-03-24:

“This is a really religious family,” Sawut said. “We had been watching them closely, which is why they moved to Qoghan, outside Kashgar city, though some of them remained behind.”

2015 June 29, Shohret Hoshur, Richard Finney, “Uyghur Attackers Came From 'Religious Family'”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2015-09-19:

A township in Kashgar, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China.


Aykol

August 2013 was a particularly violent month. On the eve of the Id al Fitr festival that signifies the end of Ramadan, clashes between police and local Uyghurs in Kargilik (Yecheng) County, which lies between Kashgar and Khotan, left between fifteen and twenty-two Uyghurs dead and there was further violence that month at Aykol, a township in Poskam (Zepu) County to the south of Yarkand, also at the end of Ramadan.

2019, Michael Dillon, Xinjiang in the Twenty-First Century: Islam, Ethnicity and Resistance, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 264:

A township in Poskam, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Seyli

An official from neighboring Kashgar (Kashi) prefecture’s Poskam (Zepu) county, who also asked to remain unnamed, told RFA that authorities have been instructed to “make sure that everything is safe” while patrolling the streets of the county, and that they had been provided with notebooks including a list of “the names and pictures of individuals on record” to be detained.
One suspect on the list was identified as Abdusemet Metkerim, 23, from Talbagh village, in Poskam’s Seyli township.
“He had illegal religious video materials in his possession,” the official said of Metkerim, adding that authorities had issued a warrant in the young man’s name in September.

2018 January 8, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Uyghur Detentions Continue in Xinjiang, Despite Pledge to End With Party Congress”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2018-01-09:


Cazenovia

An unincorporated community and township in Woodford County, Illinois.


Yilkiqi

Chinese authorities have shot dead at least 15 ethnic Uyghurs in a desert area in Xinjiang, accusing them of terrorism and illegal religious activity, in the latest violence to rock the troubled northwestern region of China, according to police sources.
They were among a group of more than 20 Uyghurs surrounded and fired upon by police in a lightning raid last week in the Yilkiqi township in Kargilik (in Chinese, Yecheng) county in Kashgar prefecture, the sources said.

2013 August 25, Shohret Hoshur, Parameswaran Ponnudurai, “At Least 15 Uyghurs Killed in Police Shootout in Xinjiang”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2021-04-01:

In August, paramilitary police officers not far from Kashgar shot at least 32 men, killing a dozen, during a raid on what was described as a secret “munitions center”; a few days later at least a dozen other Uighurs were killed as they prayed at a farmhouse in Yilkiqi township, according to Radio Free Asia. The authorities said the men were taking part in “illegal religious activities” and training for a terrorist attack, but did not provide further details.

2013 October 7, Andrew Jacobs, “Uighurs in China Say Bias Is Growing”, in New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-10-08, Asia Pacific:

In August, a Chinese policeman was killed in an incident in Yilkiqi described by state media as an “anti-terrorism” operation, but overseas media said 22 Uighurs were shot dead in the confrontation.

2013 December 17, Agence France-Presse, “Clash in China's Xinjiang kills 16”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 1, number 263, page 6:

In the only state media reference to an August 2013 incident in Yilkiqi, the Kashgar Daily reported on the heroism of a member of the security forces who was allegedly killed during a clash with so-called terrorists. By contrast, Radio Free Asia reported that 22 Uighurs were gunned down while at prayer. According to local sources, the bodies of the dead were buried in a mass grave in order to cover up the killings.

2013, Alim Seytoff, “China's darkest corner”, in Index on Censorship, volume 42, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-01-22, page 116:

In 2013, four major incidents took place in Xinjiang.[...]Subsequently, on 20 August, 15 Uighurs were killed by police in a^([sic]) 'anti-terror campaign' in Yilkiqi township in Yecheng (Kargilik) county in Kashgar prefecture.

2014, Srikanth Kondapalli, “Internal Security Challenges in China”, in Satish Kumar, editor, India's National Security: Annual Review 2013, Routledge, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 303:

A police helicopter had monitored the group at a house in Yilkiqi township in the southwestern Xinjiang prefecture of Kashgar for a week.

2016, Edward Mickolus, Terrorism, 2013-2015: A Worldwide Chronology, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 85:

A township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Sanyi

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 三義 (Sānyì).

The airliner was flying at 22,000 feet, bound for the southern port of Kaohiung, when it exploded and crashed near the small town of Sanyi, 94 miles southwest of Taipei.

1981 August 24, “Around the World; One Body Still Missing In Taiwan Air Disaster”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-24, Section A, page 5:

Two Boeing experts, Thurman Jones, air accident investigation coordinator and K.H. Hommel, a structural engineer, also arrived at the site of the accident between Yuanli, Tunglo and Shuanhu Villages near Sanyi township in Miaoli county, central Taiwan.

1981 August 30, “Gov't. to find causes of air disaster”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 34, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3:

A worker checks a vehicle for radiation at a Nissan warehouse in Sanyi, Miaoli March 31, 2011.

2011 July 27, Helen Massy-Beresford, Chang-Ran Kim, Gilles Guillaume, “Peugeot, Nissan smarting after Japan quake”, in Will Waterman, Chris Wickham, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-08-13, QUARTERLY EARNINGS:

The festival will take place at a campground about 23 kilometers south of Miaoli City in Sanyi Township. Campers can either bring their own tent or rent one for NT$1,300 per night. Cabins are available for rent as well.

2022 May 20, Micah McCartney, “Earthfest returning to Taiwan in July”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2022-05-20, Sports & Entertainment:

A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan.


Gallitzin

Named after Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.

A borough and township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Yengimehelle

From Uyghur يېڭىمەھەللە (yë'ngimehelle).

According to an April 24 report on the Peyziwat (Jiashi) county (Kashgar district) government Web site, government and Communist Party officials in Yéngi Mehelle (Yingmaili) township gathered the büwi of 10 local villages for training in government and Party policy toward religion and to sign a pledge to "uphold stability." Based on the pledge, the women will refrain from "wearing veils or long dresses, teaching religious texts to students, and forcing other individuals to participate in religious activities."

[2009 August 20, “Xinjiang Authorities Train, Seek to Regulate Muslim Women Religious Figures”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China, archived from the original on 2014-09-19:

A township in Payzawat, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China.


Big Creek

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Big Creek Township.


Mendota

From Dakota mdóte (“mouth or junction of one river with another”).


Hartland

en-proper noun

Hartland (countable and uncountable, plural Hartlands)

From Old English heorot (“hart”) + land (“land”), because the village in Devon is situated on a peninsula whose form resembles a hart.
The town in New Brunswick is named after surveyor James R. Hartley (1833 - 1868).

A number of places in the United States:

A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Hartland Township.


Tyendinaga

From a variant spelling of Mohawk leader Joseph Brant's traditional Mohawk name, Thayendanegea.

A township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.


Blue River

Four townships in Indiana, United States, listed under Blue River Township.


Toksun

A township in Baicheng, Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Marlo

Marlo (countable and uncountable, plural Marlos)


Mahia

From Maori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”).
* (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),

Ellipsis of Mahia Township. (a township in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)


Oak Park

A village and township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.


South Brunswick

* (S. Brunswick, NJ, USA): From being south of New Brunswick, itself named after Brunswick.

A township in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, south of North Brunswick, southwest of East Brunswick


East Brunswick

* (E. Brunswick, NJ, USA): From being east of North Brunswick, itself from being north of South Brunswick, itself from being south of New Brunswick, itself named after Brunswick.

A township in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, east of North Brunswick, northeast of South Brunswick, southeast of New Brunswick.


North Brunswick

* (N. Brunswick, NJ, USA): From being north of South Brunswick, itself from being south of New Brunswick, itself named after Brunswick.

A township in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; south of New Brunswick, north of South Brunswick, west of East Brunswick.


McKee

McKee (countable and uncountable, plural McKees)

A place in the United States:
A township in Adams County, Illinois.


Oytograk

Borrowed from Uyghur ئويتوغراق (oytoghraq).

...glaciation NE of Oytograk, today covered by star dunes, supplied the sands for the oldest dunes which had been active before (or during?)...Today, the star dunes at the southern margin near Qira and S of Oytograk have the oldest aeolian age according to granulometry, salinity and heavy-mineral content and in spite of their slight grain patina.

1995, Die Erde: Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin, volume 126, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 218–219:

The precaution line of 1999 has extended the trend to the northern part of the Keriya oasis, that is, the natural oasis has extended the desert in some degree，especially in the northern part of Karki village. The 1999 precaution line has a trend of local expansion in the southern part of Langan village, and this is in relation to irrigation and opening up wasteland. The 1999 precaution line is also expanding in Oytograk village in the eastern part of Keriya County and along the Keriya River, owing to the increase of the Keriya River’s flux.

2003, Tashpolat Tiyip, Liu Chuansheng, Ding Jianli, “Extracting precaution line of the arid area environmental changes using 3S techniques”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), →DOI:

Irrigation has expanded since 1949 with the increase in cultivated land. Agricultural water consumption increased from 300 million m³ in 1949 to more than 600 million m³ in 1980. Thus Figs. 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11 show cultivated areas increased since 1977 in Oytograk (circle1), in the south of the Keriya oasis (circles 2 and 3), and in Laysu (circle 9), and the extension of cultivated lands and the irrigation system contributed to a transformation of some desert areas into oasis.

2010, Yalikun Tashi, Philippe C. Chamard, Marie-Françoise Courel, Tashpolat Tiyip, Yiliminuer Tuerxun, Sam Drake, “The Recent Evolution of the Oasis Environment in the Taklimakan Desert, China”, in Water and Sustainability in Arid Regions, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 69:

A township in Yutian, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.


Mulan

en-proper-noun

Mulan (countable and uncountable, plural Mulans)

From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).

A township in Huangpi district, Hubei, China


Valley Center

A city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.


Walnut

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Bureau County, Illinois.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marshall County, Indiana.

A number of other townships, listed under Walnut Township.


Claremont

A village and township in Richland County, Illinois.

A minor city and township in Dodge County, Minnesota.


Barin

The counter-revolutionary armed riot which took place in the Barin town of Aktu County on April 5, 1990 was a well-planned, well-organized and premeditated violent act of a small number of reactionaries and ethnic separatists hidden in Barin. Cloaked in religion, they deceived and forced some blind-minded public to take part in their plot to destroy national unity and overthrow the government. The riot was a rare and the most serious incident carried out by the ethnic separatists since the liberation of Xinjiang.

1998, Zhang Yumo, “THE ANTI-SEPARATISM STRUGGLE AND ITS HISTORICAL LESSONS SINCE THE LIBERATION OF XINJIANG”, in Turdi Ghoja, transl., Uyghur American Association, archived from the original on 2019-09-03:

In 1990, an uprising in Barin town resulted in a clash between Uyghurs and police.

1999, Soledad A Hernando, Emergent Institutions in Asia: Cases and Concepts, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 87:

Uighur discontent rumbled on for many years but the acknowledged turning point was the Barin uprising of 1990, when Afghan-trained Islamists set up loudspeakers in mosques in the villages of Barin and Turand and broadcast speeches praising jihad.¹³ The local police were attacked and their weapons seized, at which point the Chinese government responded decisively. Its overreaction to the Barin uprising only served to attract more Uighurs to the separatist Islamist banner:

2003, Rohan Gunaratna, Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 230:

1990
On April 5, a group of terrorists, aided and abetted by the "East Turkistan Islamic Party," created a grave terrorist incident in Barin Township, Akto County, Xinjiang.

2009, “Full Text: The History and Development of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps”, in China Internet Information Center, page 1:

On April 5,1990, a group of terrorists, aided and abetted by the "East Turkistan Islamic Party," created a grave terrorist incident in Barin Township, Akto County, Xinjiang.

2010, J. Todd Reed, Diana Raschke, The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat, Praeger, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 127:

A police officer in Barin township, who declined to give his name, said officers have recently been watching the station around the clock lately because the situation in the area, which is the most sensitive part of the Kizilsu Kirghiz prefecture, remains tense.

2017 April 12, Eset Sulaiman, Roseanne Gerin, “Authorities Urge Kyrgyz Herdsmen to Spy on Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2017-04-17:

A township in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China.

A township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China

A township in Shule, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Bulungkol

Borrowed from Uyghur بۇلۇڭكۆل (bulungköl).

The second fault is located between Gez (No. 4) and Bulungkol (No. 5).

1996, Yu-sheng Pan, Geological Evolution of the Karakorum and Kunlun Mountains, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 242:

On the way there, the route passes Bulungkol, a broad flood plain at the confluence of two rivers, which is flanked by massive sandstone hills topped by snowy peaks. On the journey it is essential to take a passport to avoid being sent back from the Gezcun border control centre, which actually comes before Bulungkol and where photographs are strictly prohibited.

2009, Hans-Wilm Schütte, China, Baedeker, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 386:

Since then, China leads the world in installation of renewable village systems, of which 100 include wind. One example is the electrification of five villages in Bulunkou Township (Table 10.6) in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region, China [34, chap. 5].

[2009, Vaughn Nelson, “Applications and Wind Industry”, in Wind Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment, CRC Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 211:

Authorities are promoting the letter mainly in villages in border areas, such as Muji and Bulungkol in Akto (in Chinese, Aketao) county, he said.

2017 April 12, Eset Sulaiman, Roseanne Gerin, “Six Dead, Four Injured in Two Successive Suicide Attacks in China’s Xinjiang”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2017-05-31:


Lyndhurst

From Old English lind (“lime tree”) + Old English hyrst (“hurst”).

A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.


Boritokay

Zhou, deputy government head of Boritokay township and also a Party member, has been working in Xinjiang since graduating from a teachers' college in Sichuan province, in southwestern China.

2020 July 6, “Young Party members dedicated to poverty reduction”, in State Council Information Office, archived from the original on 2022-02-19:

A township in Ulugqat, Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China.


Mendham

A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Burr Oak

St. Joseph County
St. Joseph County#English

A village and township in St. Joseph County, Michigan.


Cotterell

A township in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States.


Lanyu

From Mandarin 蘭嶼 (Lányǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Lan²-yü³.

Lanyu Township is the only place in Taitung County that hasn't started receiving applications of the financial relief subsidy program, leading to complaints from residents about being second-class citizens.[…]
At present, the only township in the county that hasn't begun processing applications is Lanyu Township, much to the dismay of residents.

2020 May 8, C. Chuang, “Lanyu Township to Begin Accepting Grant Applications After Delay [未受理紓困方案 蘭嶼民眾質疑是二等公民]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 2023-09-14:

未受理紓困方案 蘭嶼民眾質疑是二等公民

A rural township of Taitung County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Orchid Island (Lanyu)


Brownstown

A location in the United States:
A township in Jackson County, Indiana.


Suao

To build a railroad between Suao and Hualien is not easy. The distance, only 81 kilometers (49 miles), is not long, but the terrain poses forbiddingly difficult problems.

1973 June 3, “Railroad of Prosperity”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XIV, number 21, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2:

The Suao harbor is being built to accommodate industry and commerce in the northeast and to complement Keelung.

1978, Kung-Ping Wang, E. Chin, Mineral Economics and Basic Industries in Asia, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 310:

Suao has a large harbour with an entrance surrounded by fences and a police checkpoint.

1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 196, column 2:

On to Suao
A quarter-hour south of Ilan lies the international seaport of Suao 17, though by no means on the same scale as Keelung or Kaohsiung. It’s worth a stop for two reasons: its famous cold springs and the nearby fishing port of Nanfang Ao.

2003, Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175:

The port town of Suao in Ilan County is the gateway to the east coast of Taiwan.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 128:

Heavy waves endangered ports at Hualien and Suao, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) to the north, and flooding threatened low-lying areas along the coast.

2005 July 18, “Typhoon Haitang lashes northeastern Taiwan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-19, ASIA PACIFIC:

Tsai boarded the Kee Lung destroyer to supervise as troops practised defending against an attack on the northeastern port of Suao.

2018 April 13, “Taiwan president watches naval drill as China tensions grow”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2020-11-09:

Speaking in the eastern port city of Suao for the launch of the Ta Chiang, the first mass production ship of the Tuo Chiang-class, Tsai said the vessel and the new minelayer would deter attacks and showcased Taiwan's research and development ability.

2020 December 15, Ann Wang, “Taiwan sees role as arms supplier for West as launches new warship”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-04-02:

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, third from right, takes group photo with officers during the commissioning ceremony of the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

2021 September 9, Johnson Lai, “Taiwan’s president commissions domestic-made naval warship”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2021-09-09:

The NHRC conducted onsite inspections of Chienchen and Suao Fishing Harbors and held numerous seminars with industry, government, and academia representatives.

2022 May, “2021 Annual Report of the Control Yuan”, in Control Yuan, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2022-06-29, page 41:

Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles.

2022 May 12, Minnie Chan, “Satellite images ‘suggest China is practising missile strikes on targets in Taiwan and Guam’”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2022-05-12:

An urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan.


Lukang

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 鹿港 (Lùgǎng) Wade–Giles romanization: Lu⁴-kang³; internationally conventional translation.

The port of Lukang, about 9 miles west of Changhua, and midway between the north and the south, enjoyed a prosperous trade. It is opposite Ch'uanchow, Fukien, 130 miles away, or one day's journey with a fair wind from the latter[...]

1957, Chʻi-yün Chang, The Essence of Chinese Culture, →OCLC, page 237:

As of October 1968 Lukang, which had a resident population of between 27,000 and 28,000 people, had 39 temples. It is my impression that Lukang has more temples than do most Taiwanese communities of equivalent size. By temple I mean a structure that houses an image, altar, and incense pot, and is freely accessible to the general public. In speaking of the 39 temples of Lukang, I am omitting the numerous small shrines to the unknown dead (Yu Ying Kung), buildings dedicated to ancestors rather than deities (two), Christian churches (four), incense-burner associations that keep their incense pot or image in private homes, and private shrines such as the domestic altars of tang-ki (spirit mediums) or the shrine of the now defunct Ch'üan-chou guild, found in the back room of a drugstore endowed with the guild property.[...]Lukang, seen in comparative perspective, has a lot of temples.

1974, Donald R. DeGlopper, “Religion and Ritual in Lukang”, in Arthur P. Wolf, editor, Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society (Studies in Chinese Society), Stanford: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 46:

“We sat down and talked during a break and he asked where I got my Mandarin accent from. I replied my hometown is Lukang, Taiwan’s second-largest city 200 years ago, where people from China’s Quanzhou settled.”

2007 September 8, Stan Shih, quotee, “China's Hu, Taiwan representative meet at APEC”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-10-07, Business News:

In the 19th century silt deposits began to block the harbour, and the city began to decline. To make matters worse, conservative elements in Lukang refused in the early 20th century to allow trains and modern highways to be built near their city. Lukang became a backwater, only to be reborn decades later when modern Taiwanese began to search for a living connection with the past.

2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 224:

During the latter part of Taiwan's authoritarian period, social protest movements arose that complemented the periodic efforts of the political opposition- the dangwai-to open the political system. One of the most prominent movements occurred in the town of Lukang in Changhua County in 1986.

2021, Richard C. Bush, Difficult Choices: Taiwan's Quest for Security and the Good Life, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 274:

A Court Clinic became involved in fundraisings for Ukraine after Cai Chuan-te (蔡全德), the medical director of the franchise’s main branch in Changhua’s Lukang Township (鹿港), heard about Chiang’s effort from Hsinchu branch director Chai Shen-yen (翟慎言), the clinic said.

2023 January 30, Mei-chu Huang, Jonathan Chin, “Clinic raises money for Ukraine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-30, Taiwan News, page 3:

An urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan


Hengchun

From the Mandarin 恆春／恒春 (Héngchūn) Wade–Giles romanization: Hêng²-chʻun¹.

Even the influence and authority that had once existed, had now been practically lost. We are told of a village, Siehmali (Sha-mari), about five miles east of Hengchun, inhabited by savages who during the reign of Kienlung (1736-1796) shaved their heads, and became loyal subjects of the emperor.

1903, James W. Davidson, “The Formosan Camphor Industry”, in The Island of Formosa Past and Present, page 209:

WHALING IN 1957 UNSUCCESSFUL: The 185-ton Japanese catcher that operated from Hengchun (southern tip of Taiwan) from March to April 1957 caught only 4 whales. A 375-ton catcher arrived at Hengchun in late December 1957 under the same Sino-Japanese cooperation arrangement. With this earlier start, the boat is expected to have a more successful season in 1958.

1958 April, “Taiwan (Formosa)”, in Commercial Fisheries Review, volume 20, number 4, Washington, D.C.: Fish and Wildlife Service, page 74:

Chialoshui is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Hengchun Peninsula 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) east of the town of Hengchun.

1982 September 12, “First national park: 'Hawaii of the Far East'”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXIII, number 36, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

Set in the coastal town of Hengchun, "Cape No. 7" is a parallel narrative of two Japanese-Taiwanese love stories, one of a Japanese man who left his Taiwanese sweetheart to return to Japan after World War II, and the other the relationship between the moody Taiwanese male lead-singer of a hometown rock band and its hot-blooded Japanese band manager.

2008 November 7, Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, “The director Wei Te-sheng's long road to fame”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-21, Arts:

Weather bureau data showed Pingtung as a whole had received 724 millimetres of rain since Wednesday, while the township of Hengchun saw rainfall of more than 600 millimetres on Friday alone.

2012 August 26, “Drenched once, Taiwan braces for return of tropical cyclone Tembin”, in South China Morning Post, sourced from AFP, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-19, China:

In Penghu County, an archipelago west of Taiwan, the wind gusted to 134 mph. Hengchun township reported gusts to 113 mph.

2016 September 14, Angela Fritz, “Typhoon Meranti blasted Taiwan, and now it’s headed to China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-09-15, Capital Weather Gang:

The 57-year-old Ouyang was not breathing when he was found by his aide in his hotel room in Hengchun Township at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, and the aide immediately called local police for help, according to an NCSIST statement.

2022 August 6, Hui-ting Li, Frances Huang, “Vice president of weapons developer dies of heart attack”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2022-08-06, Society:

An urban township in Pingtung County, Taiwan


Bunker Hill

The hill in Boston was named after 17th-century landowner George Bunker, originally as Bunker's Hill, and amended later.

A number of places in the United States; many are named after the battle:

A city and township in Macoupin County, Illinois.


Nevins

A number of places in the United States:


Southwold

A township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Newburgh

From Old English nĭwe burh, equivalent to new + burgh. Doublet of Newbury.

A former township, now part of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.


Johnstown

A township (Johnstown Township) in Barry County, Michigan.

Grand Forks County
Grand Forks County#English

An unincorporated community and township in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.


Wuqiu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 烏坵 (Wūqiū).

Wuqiu (population: 642) lies midway between Kinmen and Matsu, 9km from the nearest PRC-held territory. Save for the ROC servicemen posted there, very few outsiders have been able to visit Wuqiu and obtaining permission to go there is practically impossible.

2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Travel Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 309:

The county said the list of winners can be checked online and also will send a noticeto the lucky winners. In addition, KKL will provide interim regional service to those living in the townships of Lieyu, Jinsha and Jinhu, who can buy the products at nearby stations temporarily set up on Oct. 22-23; those are in Jinning Township and Jincheng Township on Oct.26-27. As for the winners living in Wuqiu Township, the company will provide home delivery after receiving the payment.

2020 October 30, “Kinmen to launch another round of stimulus measure in November to boost economy”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2020-11-02:

The man was identified as a 37-year-old Chinese national surnamed Li (李), who was a resident of Meizhou Island in China's Fujian Province, which is only 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Wuqiu Township and 72 nautical miles from Kinmen, reported UDN. The primitive craft was found to have a steel bar skeleton that surrounded a styrofoam core with a wooden deck and was powered by an outboard motor.
During questioning, Li said that he constructed the dinghy and made the treacherous journey because he "yearned for Taiwan's democracy and freedom," reported ETtoday. However, the CGA emphasized that his actions were illegal and were a breach of epidemic prevention efforts.

2021 April 1, Keoni Everington, “Chinese man 'yearning for Taiwan's democracy and freedom' lands in Kinmen”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2021-04-01:

A rural township of Kinmen County, Taiwan


Culver

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

An unincorporated community and township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.


Northfield

A few townships, listed under Northfield Township.


Juniata

A village and township in Adams County, Nebraska.

Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County#English

Four townships in Pennsylvania; in Bedford County, Blair County, Huntingdon County and Perry County.


Silver Creek

A number of settlements in the United States:

An unincorporated community and township in Lake County, Minnesota.

census-designated place
census-designated place

An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Wright County, Minnesota.


Red Rock

A township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.


Three Oaks

A village and township in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.


Hengshan

In Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County, one person died after being hit by a falling electric pole.

2004 August 26, Chiu Yu-Tzu, Wang Hsiao-wen, “Village missing after landslide”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2004-08-28, Front Page, page 1:

Meanwhile, Hsieh had time to post on Facebook, where he said that after the town of Wasaka in Tottori Prefecture and Hsinchu County's Hengshan Township signed a sister city agreement, the target of 140 pairs of sister cities was reached and he feels a great sense of achievement.

2021 December 30, C. Chuang, “Frank Hsieh Once Again Snubs Legislature [立院邀報告福島食品進口爭議 謝長廷再請假]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 2022-06-30:

謝長廷則在臉書發文表示，在大阪轄區鳥取縣若櫻町和台灣的新竹縣橫山鄉締結友好協定後，台日締結友好城市達到目標140個，強調紥根基層也是很有成就感。

A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.


Wutai

One of the model villages under this program is in the Wutai area of Pingtung county in southern Taiwan, where people have been moved from Haucha, a remote and inaccessible area where they lived in caves and huts.

1979 December 30, “ROC's quality of life rising to developed nation levels”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XX, number 51, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 5:

Pingtung County’s Wutai Township (霧台) yesterday showcased the achievements and efforts of the nation’s first natural and social-ecological park on indigenous land in implementing sustainable tourism.

2023 July 5, Lo Hsin-chen, Jake Chung, “Wutai Township touts sustainable tourism successes”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-27, Taiwan News, page 2:

A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.


Wanrong

In Hualien County’s Wanrong Township, a group of six people camping were unable to cross the surging Hongye Stream in their SUVs, and requested assistance from the fire department.
Hualien County Fire Department deployed an excavator to cross the stream to rescue the four men and two women.

2021 October 18, Phillip Charlier, “Disaster-level wind and rain takes Taiwan by surprise as tropical storm passes by without making landfall”, in Taiwan English News, archived from the original on 2021-10-19:

A mountain indigenous township in Hualien County, Taiwan.


Willshire

A village and township in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States.


Cullerin

Southern Tablelands
Southern Tablelands#English

A small township in Upper Lachlan Shire, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.


Beaver Dam

A number of places in the United States:

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, North Carolina.


Elmhurst

Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County#English

A township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.


College

A township in Knox County, Ohio, United States, named for Kenyon College.

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States; it borders onto the municipality of State College, Pennsylvania.


Eudora

Audio (US)

A city and township in Douglas County, Kansas, named after the daughter of Chief Paschal Fish.


Bourbonnais

en-proper noun

Bourbonnais (countable and uncountable, plural Bourbonnaises)

A village and township in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.


Mulberry

Mulberry (countable and uncountable, plural Mulberrys)

Two main origins of surname:
* A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).

der

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.


Pelican

Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County#English

A township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, named after Pelican Lake (Crow Wing County, Minnesota).

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, named after the Pelican River (Otter Tail River tributary).


Chestnut Hill

A township in Ashe County, North Carolina.


Chambersburg

An unincorporated community and township in Pike County, Illinois.

A township in Iredell County, North Carolina.


Godmanchester

A township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.


Montville

en-proper noun

Montville (countable and uncountable, plural Montvilles)

A township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Wainfleet

Ultimately from Old English wæġn (“wagon”) + flēot (“small stream”).

A rural township in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.


Summit

Summit (countable and uncountable, plural Summits)

Unknown origin for the surname. In place names, it usually represents a point of high elevation, perhaps the highest in the area.

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Summit Township.


Pierceville

An unincorporated community and township in Finney County, Kansas, United States.


Rock Falls

A number of places in the United States:


Rock Creek

A number of communities in the United States:

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Rock Creek Township.


Lethbridge

en-prop

Lethbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Lethbridges)

A rural township in Golden Plains Shire, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia.


Collinwood

A township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.


Madawaska Valley

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Oakwood

Vermilion County
Vermilion County#English

A village and township in Vermilion County, Illinois.


Oak Creek

A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.

Bottineau County
Bottineau County#English

A township in Bottineau County, North Dakota.


Climax

Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo County#English

A village and township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.


Plainsboro

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.


Merry Hill

An unincorporated community and township in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States.


East Providence

A township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Bearfield

A township in Perry County, Ohio, United States.


Corwith

A township in Otsego County, Michigan, United States


Normanby

"Village of the Norwegians", from Old Norse Norðmanna, genitive plural of Norðmaðr (“Norseman”) + býr (“village”).

A former township in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, now part of West Grey.


Roxton

en-proper-noun

Roxton (countable and uncountable, plural Roxtons)

Recorded as Rochesdone in the Domesday Book, the English village is named with the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook”), + -s- + dūn (“hill”).

A township municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Mount Joy

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from Mountjoy, the name of an Irish ship.

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, north of the borough.


Liuqiu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú). Doublet of Ryukyu.

With the coming of the bluefin tuna fishing season, a Liuqiu Township-based fishing boat caught the county's first tuna fish of this year, CNA reported.

2022 April 10, George Liao, “'First tuna fish’ caught in Pingtung this year sells for over NT$2 million in southern Taiwan auction”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2022-04-10:

A rural township of Pingtung County, Taiwan, encompassing Liuqiu Island.


Quiver

Corruption of the French Cuivre, from cuivre (“copper”).

A township in Mason County, Illinois, United States, named after Quiver Creek.


McNett

en-proper noun

McNett (countable and uncountable, plural McNetts)

A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after H. I. McNett.


Nangan

People in flowing robes and dressed up as guards worship a statue of the goddess Matsu, known as the protector of fishermen, in a ceremony in Nangan Township in the Matsu Islands on Sunday celebrating the anniversary of Matsu's ascension to heaven.

2020 October 25, “Matsu worship ceremony”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2022-09-28, Photos of the Day:

The offshore islands of Matsu belong to Lienchiang county and cover a total area of 25,052 ha. They are composed of five large and several smaller islands, which are administratively divided into the four villages of Nangan, Beigan, Jyuguang and Dongyin. According to the national census of 1997 5,360 people live on the Matsu islands with more than 60% of the population living in Nangan.

2013, Meng-Kan Chen, Hsiu-Hsi Chen, “Increased cancer mortality in Taiwanese inter-island migrants”, in Geospatial Health, volume 7, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-08, page 252, column 2:

The caption on the video posted nearly two years ago reads: “The military exercise (happens every year) recorded by the residents in Matsu, Taiwan. Netizens in Taiwan suggest it is the Nangan Township of the islands, and many comment that such an impressive force can surely scare people on the other side (China) to death.”

2022 August 1, “No, this video does not show a Chinese military threat to Taiwan ahead of Pelosi’s visit”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2022-08-01:

A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, primarily made up of Matsu (Nangan) Island.


Sentul

A township in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.


Frankford

A township and ghost town in Mower County, Minnesota.

A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.


Amity

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Amity Township.


Pine Lake

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A number of other places in the United States:

Four townships, in Cass County, Clearwater County, Otter Tail County and Pine County, all in Minnesota.


Maplewood

A township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.


Sylvan

Sylvan (countable and uncountable, plural Sylvans)

An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.

A township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Sylvan Lake.


Spring Prairie

A township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.


Honey Creek

A number of places and streams in the United States:

Two townships, in Delaware County and Iowa County, Iowa.


Kosrap

Sources contacted by the UAA were not able to confirm the details of the account in the official reports. However, sources living nearby the village where the raid is thought to have taken place – a village called Kosrap in Aktu County, around 20 miles south of Kashgar – do report a significantly increased security presence. UAA’s sources claim police are checking identity papers and searching vehicles in the vicinity of Kosrap Village; meanwhile, official reports claim that police are still searching for people who escaped from the alleged camp, supposedly either before or during the raid.

2007 January 9, Uyghur American Association, “East Turkestan: Claims of Uyghur Terrorism Still Lack Substance”, in Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, archived from the original on 2010-09-03:

A township in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China.


Nunda

A number of places in the United States:

Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County#English

A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.

A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.


Port Hope

In Ontario, from the surname Hope.
In Michigan, seemingly from the noun hope.

A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States, thought to be named after Port Hope, Ontario.


Juguang

Late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 莒光 (Jǔguāng, literally “the glory of Ju”). The glory of Ju references the spirit of recovering a lost country following the example of Tian Dan when he recovered the state of Qi from the small base area of Ju; the spirit of building a hardworking, thrifty military to carry forward the mission of the recovery of lost territory. By analogy, to apply to the situation of the Republic of China on Taiwan and mainland China under the People's Republic of China.

zh-l

Located at the northern end of the exercise area, Mazu Dao consists of Dongju [Tungchu] and Xiju [Hsichu] Islets. Formerly under the administration of Fujian's Lianjiang County, it is now called Four Townships and Five Islets. Prior to the Spring Festival, residents on Mazu's Juguang [Chukuang] Islet^([sic]) grew anxious amid reports that the mainland military would soon conduct exercises. Some residents withdrew their bank deposits. On 17 March, more than 70 island residents left for Taiwan on the Navy's AP [expansion unknown] transport ship. According to island residents, some 150 people plan to leave the island temporarily, and they account for one half of the current population.

1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) He, “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China, numbers 96-056, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 76, column 1:

The president said that from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. he had travelled to the Matsu County to visit seven of its islands, including Nangang, Beigan, Dongyin, Liangdao, Gaodeng, and the Jyuguang island.

[2005 September 9, “President Chen Receives the Delegation from the Chinese-American Elected Officials”, in 中華民國總統府 [Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)], archived from the original on 2023-03-06:

It was the third infected pig carcass found in the nation’s outlying islands, following dead hogs found in Kinmen’s Jinsha Township (金沙) in December last year and in Lienchiang County’s Jyuguang Township (莒光) in January, Council of Agriculture data showed.

[2019 March 16, Chia-nan Lin, “Kinmen halts transport of pork due to infected swine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-06, Front Page, page 1:

DAMAGED CABLES
On five occasions last year, the dredgers damaged undersea communication cables between Nangan and Juguang, another isle^([sic]) in the Matsu group, the three Taiwanese officials told Reuters. Mobile phone and internet services for the islanders were disrupted, they said. There were no such incidents in 2019.

2021 February 5, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “China's latest weapon against Taiwan: the sand dredger”, in Peter Hirschberg, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2021-02-05, APAC:

A rural township and island group of Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.

Cambridge University Press
Juguang
Tian Dan


Dongyin

From Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 東引 (Dōngyǐn).

The Military Trail Challenge is taking place in Dongyin Township on the Matsu Islands, a chain that sits directly next to China and is on Taiwan’s first line of defense.[…]
At the end of the race, all contestants will be rewarded with a feast of the local specialties and Dongyin Township’s special sorghum liquor.

2020 June 19, Shirley Lin, “VIDEO: More than 1000 sign up for military-style obstacle course race”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 2020-06-28:

SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE[…]
"We're very used to these sounds," said Dongyin township chief Lin Te-chien, as he observed Wednesday's drills.

2022 March 16, Sarah Wu, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “On Taiwanese island, drills underscore strategic importance and vulnerability”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-03-16:

A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands.


Rideau Lakes

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.


Trout Lake

A number of lakes and other places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Michigan, and a lake with the same name.

A township and lake in Itasca County, Minnesota.


West Lincoln

A township in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, United States.


Piscataway

From the name of the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire, whence came some founders of the New Jersey settlement.

A township in New Jersey, United States; it is a suburb in the New York metropolitan area.


Oro-Medonte

Formed from the merger of Oro and Medonte townships in 1994.

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Springdale

The name of the Newfoundland town was apparently coined as a description of its immediate surroundings.

A township in Manistee County, Michigan.

A township in Redwood County, Minnesota.

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, north of the borough.


Wykeham

en-proper noun

Wykeham (countable and uncountable, plural Wykehams)

The second element is Old English hām (“homestead”), while the first one (in North Yorkshire at least) is from Old English wic; recorded as Wicham in 1086 (DB).

A township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.


St. Lawrence

(Newfoundland) Derived from the Portuguese hydronym Baía de São Lourenço. The town is thus indirectly named after Saint Lawrence (225 - 258).

A place in the United States:
A township in Scott County, Minnesota.


Brookfield

Brookfield (countable and uncountable, plural Brookfields)

From Old English brōc (“brook”) + feld (“field”).

A number of places in the United States:

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brookfield Township.


Toucheng

f) Instituting training classes in 1954, 1955, and 1960 to give 48 fishermen training in fishing methods and engine operation, and sending nine fishermen to Taiwan to practise at the Toucheng township Fishermen's Association in Yilan[…]

1963, The Invincible Island: Ten Years of Reconstruction on Kinmen, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, →OCLC, page 25:

A ceremony to mark the opening of the first submarine cable between Taiwan and Okinawa, was held at Toucheng in Ilan, county, the cable’s Taiwan terminal.

1979 July 15, “Taiwan-Okinawa cable link”, in Free China Weekly, volume XX, number 27, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:

Taiwan’s northeastern county of Yilan has adopted a proposal to rename the islands from “Tiaoyutai” to “Toucheng Tiaoyutai,” to include the name of a local township.

2020 June 22, “Ishigaki renames area containing Senkaku Islands, prompting backlash fears”, in The Japan Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-06-22:

An urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan.


Waddams

Stephenson County
Stephenson County#English

A township in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.


Au Train

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alger County, Michigan, United States.


Sandyston

A township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.


Burdell

A township in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.


Taimali

After leaving Chihpen, ride south through Taimali, passing fields of day-lily flowers. The bright orange flowers from this area are considered a superior ingredient for Taiwanese soups and sautés.

1994, Roger Grigsby, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China's East Coast (China by Bike), The Mountaineers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 99:

New suspected cases of the disease have also been found in the eastern city of Hualien and in an aboriginal tribe in remote Taimali, Agence France-Presse reported.[…]
In Taimali, a woman from one of the ethnic Malay tribes that dominated the island before mainland Chinese began arriving three centuries ago was ruled a SARS victim five days after her death.

2003 May 15, Donald G. McNeil Jr., “THE SARS EPIDEMIC: OUTBREAK; Thousands Are Quarantined at Taiwan's Top Hospital”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-27, WORLD:

Migration to the cities for work or higher education has also reduced the number of tribe members still living on the land. Religious differences, brought on by exposure to Taiwanese and Western missionaries, have also led to differences and discord between the various tribes.
But activists such as Sakinu -- who goes by just one name and runs a community center in Taimali -- warn that the island’s 13 recognized tribes, totaling about 400,000 of Taiwan’s 23 million population, could lose their land, rights and identities unless they cling to their roots and unify their ranks.

2007 May 28, Ralph Jennings, “Taiwan aboriginals seek the past to stay unified”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-08-19, Lifestyle:

A traditional bamboo raft was on Monday launched in Taitung County’s Taimali Township (太麻里) as part of a Taiwanese-Japanese project to explore a sea route between Taiwan and Okinawa that might have been traveled 30,000 years ago.

2017 June 7, “Raft to explore ancient sea route”, in Taipei Times, sourced from Staff writer, with CNA, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-10-12, Taiwan News, page 4:

A rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.


Qipan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 棋盤／棋盘 (Qípán).

zh-l

棋盤／棋盘 (Qípán)

“I have met old people who held my hands and told me tearfully that they preferred to die early,” wrote a township Party secretary, Li Changping, “and I have seen the sad sight of children kneeling before me saying they want to attend school.” In Li’s Qipan, also in Jianli County, society is failing because of the decline of agriculture. Li wrote a direct plea to Zhu Rongji about conditions in his area. That was futile because the well-intentioned Zhu has little power in Qipan and most other places in the countryside.

2001, Gordon G. Chang, “Trade Charade: WTO Accession Will Trigger Collapse”, in The Coming Collapse of China (Business/Current Affairs), New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 201:

In his letter, Mr Li revealed the bleak situation in Qipan township. Almost all the young people in the township had left to find work in cities and 65 per cent of the farmland had been left idle. A family of five paid at least 350 yuan (HK$329) a year for each mu (0.07 of a hectare) of farmland they looked after, and 85 per cent of farmers were losing money.

2002 January 27, Josephine Ma, “Champion of the downtrodden has no regrets”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2022-08-13:

I come from a peasant family in Hubei, where I was born in Jianli County, by the Honghu Lake in the mid-Yangtze tributary area.[…]
When I was fifteen I got the top score in the entrance examinations for the provincial key-point high school in our township Qipan (‘Chessboard’).

2003, Changping Li, “The Crisis in the Countryside”, in Chaohua Wang, editor, One China, Many Paths, Verso, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 198:

A township in Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.


Readington

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County#English

A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Readington Village is within the township.


Mullica

A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.


Calumet

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Calumet.wav

A charter township and village therein, in Houghton County, Michigan.


Magnetawan

From Algonquin or Ojibwa, meaning "swiftly flowing waters".

A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario.


Hamden

en-proper noun

Hamden (countable and uncountable, plural Hamdens)

(uncountable) A number of places in the United States:


Kenockee

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A township in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States.


Wiesental

A township in Waghäusel, Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Avoca

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A township in Livingston County, Illinois


Prairie Creek

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Vigo County, Indiana, United States.

A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Prairie Creek Township.


New Hampton

Chickasaw County
Chickasaw County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in which the city is situated.


Murphysboro

Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois


Maquoketa

From Meskwaki Maquaw-Autaw "Bear River".


Brookville

Three townships, in Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota, listed under Brookville Township.


Gukeng

The signature desserts are all naturally sweetened and the café also offers a special coffee from the singer’s hometown of Gukeng in Taiwan.

2009 July 2, “A Toilet for Two?”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-21, Magazines:

Authorities in Taiwan’s Yunlin County are considering measures to stop the growing population of macaque monkeys from endangering bamboo groves in Yunlin’s Gukeng Township.

2024 May 4, Duncan DeAeth, “Bamboo groves in Taiwan's Yunlin under threat from macaques”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2024-05-29, Environment:

A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.


Beidou

At 2am on April 22 last year, I departed Chengan Temple (奠安宮) in Changhua County’s Beidou Township (北斗) surrounded by thousands of Matsu devotees.

2011 April 7, Noah Buchan, “Walking with Matsu”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-04-10, Home / Features, page 13:

At 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday (April 25), a fire broke out at the Lian Hwa Foods Corp. factory on Sihai Road, Section 1 in Changhua County's Beidou Township.

2023 April 28, Keoni Everington, “4th Filipino worker dies in central Taiwan food factory fire”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2024-07-08, Society:

An urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan.


Lucao

The rats grow up on crops from fields surrounding the 18,000-population village of Lucao in Chiayi county -- which means they are not dirty rats from sewers, Lin said.

2008 January 28, Ralph Jennings, “No ratatouille on Taiwan menu, but plenty of rat”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-09-11, Entertainment News:

On Sunday (Sept. 1), local media outlets reported that a female student surnamed Huang (黃) lived in a tiny ramshackle hut only 7 ping (one ping equals 3.5 square meters) in size in Chiayi County's Lucao Township, and had no desk of her own, usually opting to study under a tree.

2019 September 2, Keoni Everington, “Daughter of Vietnamese immigrant receives desk after testing into top Taiwan school”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2019-09-03, New Immigrants:

A rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.


Beinan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 卑南 (Bēinán).

[…]6) Bureaus for appeasing tenants engaged in reclamation and cultivation of the wastelands were established in Beinan, Qilai and Puli. ("Private Law of Taiwan, Property Rights," Vol 1 pp 9-12)

1982, China Report: Political, Sociological and Military Affairs, numbers 355-360, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 215:

If Basiandong is added to the list, it will be the third potential world heritage site in the county, after the Peinan Archeological Site in Beinan Township (卑南) — the largest-known ancient stone coffin burial ground in the Pacific Rim area — and Orchid Island (蘭嶼, also known as Lanyu).

2015 November 11, “Ministry to aid UNESCO bid for caves”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-05, Taiwan News, page 5:

In Taitung County some damage to banana crops in Beinan Township was reported, but crop losses overall were not large, County Magistrate Rao Ching-ling said.

2021 September 12, “Typhoon alert lifted: Chanthu leaves Taiwan relatively unscathed”, in Taiwan English News, archived from the original on 2021-09-12:

A rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.


West Manchester

A township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Perth South

A township in Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


North Dundas

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A township in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, south-east Ontario, Canada.


Deer Creek

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Deer Creek Township.


East Whiteland

A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Cherry Hill

A township in Camden County, New Jersey.


Central Frontenac

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A township in Frontenac County, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Unadilla

From an Iroquois word for meeting place.

A township in Livingston County, Michigan.


Bristol Township

Coined in 1858, Bristol + township, named after the city in England.

A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States.


Salt Creek

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Salt Creek Township.


Plainfield

A number of places in the United States:

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Plainfield Township.


South Newton

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Monon

Named after two creeks, Big Monon and Little Monon, originally Monong, a Potawatomi word.

A township and town therein, in White County, Indiana, United States.


Tippecanoe

A number of places (and a battle) in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marshall County, Indiana.

Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County#English

Four other townships in Indiana, including in Carroll County, Tippecanoe County and Pulaski County, listed under Tippecanoe Township.


East Bethlehem

Washington County
Washington County#English

A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Licking Creek

A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States.


South Harrison

South Harrison Township, Boone County, Arkansas

A township in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.


Xinyi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 信義 (Xìnyì).

A mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan.


Lower Oxford

A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania


Hayesville

From the surname Hayes + -ville in North Carolina at least.

A township in Clay County, North Carolina, which includes the town.


East Amwell

A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States


Belvidere

A township in Boone County, Illinois, in which the city is situated.

A township in Montcalm County, Michigan.

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.


Eastampton

Burlington County
Burlington County#English

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States,


Perth East

A township in Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


Upper Pittsgrove

A township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.


Friendship

Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County#English

A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.


South Glengarry

A township in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Mount Sterling

A township in Brown County, Illinois, in which the city is located.


Williamstown

* From Williams + town.
** (Kansas): Founded in 1865 by local property owners Mapes, Williams & Moore.
** (New Jersey): Renamed after John Williams, grandson of prominent landowner Richard Penn who left him the land.
** (New York): Renamed in honor of Judge Henry Williams shortly after he relocated there in 1802.
** (Ohio): Named after John W. Williams who laid out it in 1834.
** (West Virginia): Named for Isaac Williams (1737–1820), who settled there in 1787.
* From William + -s- + town.
** (Victoria): Renamed after William IV, then the English monarch.

A township in Ingham County, Michigan; the independent city of Williamston is just within the township.


Mount Laurel

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, named for a hill covered in laurel trees.


Upper Freehold

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.


Oquawka

The Sac and Fox tribe called the area Oquawkiek.

Oquawka Township, Henderson County, Illinois, a township in Illinois.


Cinnaminson

From Senamensing, a Native American word.

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.


Mount Carroll

Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois, a township in Illinois.


Sycamore

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sycamore Township.


Holly Springs

A township in Wake County, North Carolina, which includes most of the town of Holly Springs.


West Amwell

A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.


Mount Airy

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Surry County, North Carolina, which surrounds the city.


Thorncreek

A township in Whitley County, Indiana, United States.

Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana


Winterset

In Iowa, orignally to be named "Summerset", but as it was platted during a cool summer spell, it was decided to change the name to "Winterset".

A township in Russell County, Kansas, United States.


Salamonie

From a Miami Indian word, osahmonee, yellow paint, made from bloodroot plants on the riverbanks.

Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana, a township in Indiana named after the river.


Grandview

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Grandview Township.


Grantsville

An unincorporated community and township in Linn County, Missouri, both named after Ulysses S. Grant.


Ephrata

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A borough and township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Paint Creek

Allamakee County
Allamakee County#English

A township in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.


Painesville

From Paine + -s- + -ville, after General Edward Paine.

A township in Lake County, Ohio, that surrounds the city.


Noblesville

Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, a township in Indiana in which most of the city is located.


Connersville

From Conner + -s- + -ville, after founder John Conner.


Shoals

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.


Bluffton

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

A minor city and township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, named for river bluffs.


Lake Pleasant

A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota; the former lake with this name has been drained.


Little Valley

McPherson County
McPherson County#English

A township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.


Elbow Lake

A lake and township in Grant County, Minnesota.


North Hero

A township in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States, named after the town in Vermont.


Castle Rock

A number of settlements in the United States:


Olathe

Said to be from a Shawnee word meaning “beautiful”.

A township in Johnson County, Kansas, in which the city is located.


Jinhu

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金湖 (Jīnhú).

Erected in 1812, the Memorial Arch to Ciou Liang-gong’s (Qiu Liang-gong) Mother, on Jyuguang (Juguang) Road in Jinhu District, to the east of Jinning, celebrates the virtuous mother of Ciou Liang-song^([sic – meaning Liang-gong]) (Qiu Liang-gong), a governor-general of Zhejiang province in mainland China who was a resident of Kinmen.

2007, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 201–202:

Kinmen’s second-largest settlement, SHANWAI (often referred to as Jinhu township), is mostly populated with young soldiers.

2015 August, Simon Foster, Stephen Keeling, “The Taiwan Strait Islands”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), 3rd edition (Travel), Penguin Random House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 364:

At a press conference Wednesday, the center announced that a pig carcass was found to have drifted ashore in Kinmen's Jinhu Township on Sunday (April 7).

2019 April 11, Keoni Everington, “3rd dead pig found on Kinmen shore tests positive for ASF”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2019-04-12, Food Safety & Health:

Chiseled into rock in Kinmen County’s Jinhu Township (金湖) are the Chinese characters for one of Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣介石) favorite memes. Translated they read: “Remember our days at Ju” (毋忘在莒), referencing the Warring States period when the armies of the state of Qi were forced to retreat to the city of Ju. Once there, they regrouped and returned to regain their lost territory.

2021 May 26, Jerome Keating, “The Kinmen and Matsu challenge”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-05-25, Editorials:

An urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.


Cohoctah

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Livingston County, Michigan, United States.


Jinning

On Kinmen’s northwest tip, in Jinning District, the Guningtou Battlefield was the scene of a 56-hour bloodbath that began when Communist troops landed on the shore in the early hours of October 24, 1949.[…]
Erected in 1812, the Memorial Arch to Ciou Liang-gong’s (Qiu Liang-gong) Mother, on Jyuguang (Juguang) Road in Jinhu District, to the east of Jinning, celebrates the virtuous mother of Ciou Liang-song (Qiu Liang-gong), a governor-general of Zhejiang province in mainland China who was a resident of Kinmen.

2007, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 200–202:

Reaching NTD12,878 in average alcohol spending per capita in 2014, Jinning Township of Kinmen County is defined as outliers for out valuing the other regions; and is accommodated beyond graph boundary. The high alcohol spending in Jinning Township also vastly contributes to the majority of alcohol expenditure of Kinmen County. For examples, the total expenditure in Kinmen County is NTD369,011,239.91 in 2014; while the expenditure of Jinning Township, Kinmen County reaches NTD351,670,052. Moreover, the total expenditure of 2015 in Kinmen County decreased by NTD200 million NTD, which corresponds to the declining total expenditure in Jinning Township, Kinmen County.

2018, Chien-wen Shen et al., “Big Data Visualization of the Alcohol Expenses in Taiwan”, in Data Mining and Big Data: Third International Conference, DMBD 2018, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 219:

Significant differences in place attachment were also founded among those coming from different townships. An ANOVA post hoc test - the Fisher's LSD test - reveals that the place attachment of residents in Jincheng Township and Jinning Township was significantly higher than that of residents in Jinhu Township and Jinsha Township.

2021, Wan-Yu Liu et al., “Impacts of Environmental Change on Place Attachment”, in Joseph S. Chen, editor, Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, volume 16, Emerald Publishing, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 108:

A rural township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.


Oak Grove

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Durham County, North Carolina.


Xiyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西嶼 (Xīyǔ).

In September 1953, Father Antonio Crotti was sent to Magong. Employing resources from the order, Crotti helped construct a fishing harbor on Dacang Islet (大倉島), two residential areas — Huei Ming New Village and Huei Ming Second Village — for the poor in Magong, as well as breakwaters and simple harbors for smaller boats and bamboo rafts in Xiyu Township (西嶼) and Paisha.

2020 April 17, Lu Chun-yi [盧俊義], “Donations reflect a charitable past”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-04-20, Editorials, page 8:

Coral spawning has been observed off Penghu, along the coasts of Magong City and Xiyu Township, since early May, and the annual phenomenon is likely to continue until July, according to the Council of Agriculture.

2023 May 14, Hsin-Yin Lee, “Coral spawning turns Penghu waters pink”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-05-14, Society:

A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.


Leelanau

A pseudo-Native American word coined by Henry Schoolcraft.

A township in Leelanau County, Michigan.


Montevallo

From Italian monte + vallo (“hill in the valley”).

der

A township in Vernon County, Missouri, named after the community.


Hazle

A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Stone Mills

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A township in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Bois Brule

From French bois (“wood”) + brûle (“burnt”), from the verb brûler.

A township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Associated names are Bois Brule Bottom and Bois Brule Creek (Cinque Hommes Creek tributary)


Flat Rock

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A township in Bartholomew County, Indiana.


Industrial

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

A township in Saginaw, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


Otter Creek

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Otter Creek Township.


Lochaber

A township municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.


Suffield

census-designated place
census-designated place

A township and census-designated place therein, in Portage County, Ohio, United States, named after Suffield in Connecticut.


Upper Chichester

Distinguishing it from Lower Chichester after the division of New Chichester into separate townships.

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Lower Chichester

Distinguishing it from Upper Chichester after the division of New Chichester into separate townships.


White Hall

A township and city therein, in Greene County, Illinois.


North Glengarry

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A township in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Clearcreek

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

Two townships in Ohio, United States, in Fairfield County and Warren County.


East Marlborough

A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Willowdale

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

A number of places in the United States:


Bonfield

en-proper noun

Bonfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bonfields)

English and Irish habitational surname of Norman origin, from an altered form of any of three places in France called Bonneville.

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A township in Nipissing District, north-east Ontario, Canada, named after James Bonfield.


Hallet

A township in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States.


Colerain

All are probably derived from Coleraine in Northern Ireland.

Five townships in Ohio and Pennsylvania, United States, listed under Colerain Township.


Morcom

A township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, named after Elisha Morcom.


Bearville

A township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.


Maidencreek

Derived from Maiden Creek, a local stream.

A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Spring Bay

A village and township in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.


Central Manitoulin

Manitoulin District
Manitoulin District#English

A township in Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.


Maxatawny

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania


Parish Grove

A township in Benton County, Indiana, United States, named after Pottawatomie Chief Parish.


Swan Creek

A township in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States.

A township in Fulton County, Ohio, United States.


Coal

Four townships in the United States, in Missouri, Ohio (2), and Pennsylvania, listed under Coal Township.


Maple Ridge

Four townships, two in Michigan and two in Minnesota, listed under Maple Ridge Township.


Cresson

A borough and township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Elliott Cresson.


Huron-Kinloss

Formed in 1999. Huron and Kinloss were separate townships previously.

A township in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.