Baisha Township (; "White sand") is a
rural township in
Penghu County
The Penghu ( , Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, about west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Channel, coveri ...
(the Pescadores),
Taiwan
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. It is located to the north of Penghu Main Island and linked to
Siyu Island by the
Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge, which at long is the longest of its kind in east
Asia
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. The township has a population of 10,048.
Geography
The township is spread over 20 islands, including:
*
Baisha Main Island (; Pe̍h-sua-tó)
*
Jibei Island (; Kiat-puè-sū), former known as Jiabei Island (; Ka-puà-sū)
*Bird Island (; Tsiáu-sū), the most densely populated island of Penghu, with 1,226 residents sharing an area of
*Chungtun (Zhongtun) Island (; Tiong-tun-sū), former known as Zhongdun Island ()
*Dacang Island (; Tuā-tshng-sū)
*
Yuanbei Island (; Înn-puà-sū)
*
Mudou Island (; Ba̍k-táu-sū), former known as Modou Island ()
*Tiejhen (Tiezhen) Island (; Thih-tiam-sū)
*
Gupo Island (; Koo-pô-sū)
*
Xianjiao Island (; Hiám-ta-sū)
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 15 villages:
*Chengcian
/Chengqian ()
*Chihkan
/Chikan ()
*Dacang ()
*Gangzih
/Gangzi ()
*Houliao ()
*Jiangmei ()
*Jibei () on Jibei Island
*Niaoyu () on Niau Island / Bird Island
*Citou/Qitou ()
*Tongliang ()
*Watong ()
*Siaochih/Xiaochi ()
*Yuanbei () on Yuanbei Island
*Jhenhai
/Zhenhai ()
*Jhongtun/Zhongtun () on Zhongtun Island
Transportation
* Chikan Wharf
* Houliao Wharf
* Jibei Wharf
Notable natives
*
Chuang Chu Yu-nu, philanthropist
See also
*
Penghu
The Penghu ( , Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, about west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Ch ...
References
External links
繽紛澎湖-白沙('Thriving Penghu- Baisha')
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