An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in several countries. United States The term is called urban township Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio and urban town in Wisconsin. Generally, an urban township is afforded more local authority than that of a township and less than that of a city. Often, urban townships use this authority for greater economic development. (In Michigan, an urban township is different from a Charter township.) For more information on the specifics in each state, see the respective entries below: Urban township (Michigan) Urban township (Minnesota) Urban township (Ohio) Urban town (Wisconsin) Taiwan In Taiwan, the urban township () is an administrative division of a county. Currently there are 38 urban townships in Taiwan. Those urban townships are: Beidou Beigang Budai Caotun Chaozhou Chenggong Dalin Donggang Dounan Erlin Fenglin Guanshan Guanxi Hemei Hengchun Houlong Huwei Jiji Jincheng Jinhu Jinsha Lukang Luodong Puli Su'ao Tianzhong Tongxiao Toucheng Tuku Xihu Xiluo Xinpu Yuanli Yuli Zhudong Zhuolan Zhunan Zhushan See also Incorporated town Townships in the United States Townships