Chiayi County is located west of Yushan, east of the Taiwan Strait, north of Tainan County, and south of Yunlin County. The administration of Chiayi is divided into two cities, two urban townships, and fourteen rural townships. They are Pozi City, Taibao City, Dalin Township, Budai Township, Zhongpu Township, Zhuqi Township, Meishan Township, Yizhu Township, Minxiong Township, Dongshi Township, Lucao Township, Liujiao Township, Fanlu Township, Shuishang Township, Alishan Township, Dapu Township, Xingang Township, and Xikou Township.
Meishan Township is in the northeast of Chiayi County. It connects with Alishan Township in the east and Zhuqi Township in the south. Its northern neighbor is Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, and the west leads to Minxiong Township and Dalin Township. The measurement area is about 124 km2 and has 18 villages. The township office, household office, and other administration offices are located in Meibei, Meidong, and Meinan villages. They are the center of both the culture and traffic of Meishan. The other fifteen villages are spread throughout the mountain area.
