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, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...
(the Pescadores),
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
. 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
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
. The township has a population of 9,809.
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
Mudou Island () is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It is in the Taiwan Strait off the west coast of Taiwan. The island was formed from plateau basalt.
Name
The island was named ''Ba̍k-táu-sū'' () at first because the s ...
(; Ba̍k-táu-sū), former known as Modou Island ()
*Tiejhen (Tiezhen) Island (; Thih-tiam-sū)
*
Gupo Island
Gupo Island (), also transliterated as Koba Island, is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu County, Taiwan.
Demographics
The island is uninhabitated.
Economy
Nearby residents come to the island for laver harvest in early winter every year.
...
(; Koo-pô-sū)
*
Xianjiao Island
Xianjiao Island () is an island in Baisha Township, Penghu Islands (the Pescadores) archipelago.
It is in the Taiwan Strait of the South China Sea, off the west coast of Taiwan.
See also
*Islands of Taiwan
The islands comprising the Taiw ...
(; 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 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 ...
References
External links
繽紛澎湖-白沙('Thriving Penghu- Baisha')
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