# Chenggong, Taitung

23°7′0″N 121°21′0″E﻿ / ﻿23.11667°N 121.35000°E﻿ / 23.11667; 121.35000
Chenggong Township or Chengkung Township (Chinese: 成功鎮; pinyin: Chénggōng Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng$^2$-kung$^1$ Chen$^4$; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sêng-kong-tìn) is an urban township in Taitung County, Taiwan. It is a coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. Chenggong Fish Harbor is just west of downtown.

## History

Chenggong was originally an Amis settlement from which came the Hokkien name Moalaulau (Chinese: 麻荖漏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Môa-láu-lāu). During Japanese rule, it was renamed to Shinkō Town (Japanese: 新港街) of Taitō Prefecture. After 1945, to avoid confusion with Singang Township of Chiayi County and to distinguish it from Tainan's Sinckan (now called Sinshih), it was changed to Chenggong, which commemorates the eponymous general Koxinga (Cheng Ch'eng-kung) who expelled the Dutch from Taiwan.

## Geography

The township has 13,193 inhabitants and its total area is 144.9938 km².

### Climate

Along with most of the rest of Taitung County, Chenggong has a Tropical rainforest climate.
Climate data for Chenggong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present） :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.1 (91.6) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) | 70.1 (2.76) | 70.1 (2.76) | 88.3 (3.48) | 159.8 (6.29) | 170.8 (6.72) | 245.5 (9.67) | 342.2 (13.47) | 329.3 (12.96) | 283.1 (11.15) | 153.3 (6.04) | 87.2 (3.43) | 2,067 (81.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 170.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.7 | 76.5 | 77.7 | 79.5 | 81.5 | 82.2 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 78.5 | 74.3 | 75.2 | 73.9 | 77.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69.4 | 62.2 | 74.8 | 88.3 | 124.4 | 188.1 | 237.3 | 209.8 | 161 | 140.1 | 101.4 | 80.3 | 1,537.1 |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

* Bo'ai Village 博愛村
* Heping Village 和平村
* Sanmin Village 三民村
* Sanxian Village 三仙村
* Xinyi Village 信義村
* Zhongren Village 忠仁村
* Zhongxiao Village 忠孝村
* Zhongzhi Village 忠智村

## Demographics

The majority inhabitants of the township are the Amis people which makes up to 53% of the population.

## Notable people

* Teruo Nakamura (1919-1979, Attun Palalin or Lee Guang-Hui) last known Japanese hold-out to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945

## Economy

* Agriculture
* Fisheries
* Forestry

## Tourist attractions

* Amis Folk Center
* Chengkung Aquarium
* Chengkuankao Cultural Landscape
* Chengkuankao Matsu Temple
* Chong-an Waterfall
* East Coast National Scenic Area
* Jiaping Beach
* Old Donghe Bridge
* Oceanarium
* Sanxiantai
* Shihyusan (Awana, or the Stone Umbrella)
* Siaoma Tunnel
* Singang Harbor
* Singang Waterfall
* Taitung County Museum of Natural History
* Taitung Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium

## Transportation

* Provincial Highway No.11
* Chenggong Fish Harbor
* Singang Port