Wangan Township / Wang-an Township () 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, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...

(the Pescadores),

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. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited.

Name

The main island is Wangan Island, originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao ().

Geography

The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include: * Wangan Island (; Bāng-an-tó) * Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; ; Tsiong-kun-ò-sū) *

Hua Islet Hua Islet () is an islet in Huayu Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Hua Islet is the westernmost point in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island has also been known as "West Islet" (). The Japanese-built Huayu L ...

(Hua hsü, Hana-shima; ; Hue-sū) * Mau Islets ( 貓嶼; Niau-sū) * Cau Islet (草嶼; Tsháu-sū) * Nan Un (南塭/南𥔋; Lâm-ùn) * Maanshan Islet () * Chuanfan Reef () * Toujin (; Thâu-kun) * West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ; Sai-sū-phiânn-sū) * East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ; Tang-sū-phiânn-sū) * Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; ; Sai-kiat-sū) *

Dongji Island Dongji Island / Dongji Islet / Tungchi Island () is an island in Dongji Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Dongji Island has also been known as ''Nandongyu'' (). The island is the site of the Dongji Island Lig ...

(Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; ; Tong-kiat-sū) * Chutou Islet (; Tû-thâu-sū).

Geology

The northern side of the main island has a higher average elevation than the southern side. It consists of wave-cut platforms along its coastline.

Administrative divisions

There are nine

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

on six of the nineteen islands, four of which are on the main island: * Dongan/Dong-an/Tungan Village () * Si-an/Xian Village () * Jhongshe/Zhongshe Village () * Shuei-an/Shuian Village () * Jiangjyun/Jiangjun Village () on Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; 將軍澳嶼) * Dongji/Tungji Village () on

(Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; ) * Dongping/Tungping Village () on East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ) * Siping/Xiping Village () on West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ) * Huayu Village () on

()

Tourist attractions

* Blue Cave *

Budai Port Budai ( zh, c=布袋, p=Bùdài; ko, 포대, Podae; ja, 布袋, Hotei; vi, Bố Đại) was a Chinese monk who is often identified with and venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to ...

* Jiangjyun Island * Jongshe Historic House *

Mau Islet Mau may refer to: Places Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar P ...

* Mount Tiantai *

South Penghu Marine National Park South Penghu Marine National Park () is a national park of Taiwan in the south of Penghu Islands. The marine park includes the islands of Dongjiyu, Xijiyu, Dongyupingyu, Xiyupingyu, other smaller islets and surrounding waters. It is managed by t ...

Wangan Green Turtle Tourism and Conservation Center The Wangan Green Turtle Tourism and Conservation Center () is a conservation center for green sea turtles in Tungan Village, Wangan Township, Penghu County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East As ...

Yuanyang Caves Yuanyang may refer to: *Mandarin duck, also known as yuanyang () *Yuenyeung (), a popular beverage in Hong Kong, named after the mandarin duck *Yuanyang County, Henan () *Yuanyang County, Yunnan (), well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terraci ...

Transportation

Wang-an Airport Wang-an Airport () is an airport in Wang-an, Penghu Islands, Taiwan (ROC). History Construction of the airport started in January 1988, and was finished later that year. On 11 May 1991 the Civil Aeronautics Administration began to manage the ...

offers flights to

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

. There are also ferries to

Magong Magong ( POJ: ''Má-keng'') is a county-administered city and seat of Penghu County, Taiwan. Magong City is located on Penghu's main island. Name The settlement's temple honoring the Chinese Goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Monian ...

and other nearby islands from Tanmen Harbor.

References

External links

【MIT台灣誌 #377】生態之島望安
(' Made in Taiwan Annals of Taiwan #377: Ecological Island Wangan') Townships in Penghu County {{Taiwan-geo-stub