Its former name (田中央; Chhân-tiong-ng) and current name (田中) make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies.

[2] Tianzhong encompasses 34.61 km2 (13.36 sq mi) with a population of 39,701 as of January 2023.

[3] Most of the township is part of Changhua Plain, with the Bagua Mountain Range to the east.

The township comprises 22 villages: Beilu, Bifeng, Dalun, Dashe, Dingtan, Fuxing, Longtan, Meizhou, Nanlu, Pinghe, Sanan, Sanguang, Sanmin, Shalun, Tunglu, Tungyuan, Xiangshan, Xilu, Xinmin, Xinzhuang, Zhonglu and Zhongtan.

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