Baisha, Penghu
Coordinates: 23°39′48.21″N 119°35′32.5″E / 23.6633917°N 119.592361°E
Baisha Township in Penghu County
Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙鄉; pinyin: Báishā Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-soa-hiong; "White sand") is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. It is located at the northern part of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Township by the trans-oceanic bridge, which at 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long makes it the longest of its kind in east Asia.[1]
Bird Island (鳥嶼) is the most crowded (density) island of Penghu, with 1,226 citizens sharing its small size of 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Geography
The township is spread over 20 islands, including:
- Baisha Main Island
- Jibei Island
- Chungtun (Zhongtun) Island
- Yuanbei Island
- Tiejhan (Tiezhan) Island
- Gupo Island
Administrative divisions
- Zhongtun Village
- Jiangmei Village
- Chengqian Village
- Zenghai Village
- Gangzi Village
- Qitou Village
- Xiaochi Village
- Chikan Village
- Watong Village
- Houliao Village
- Tongliang Village
- Jibei Village
- Niaoyu Village
- Yuanbei Village
- Dacang Village
Tourist attractions
- Mudouyu Lighthouse
- Penghu Aquarium
- Penghu Great Bridge
- Tongliang Old Long
- Gupo Island
- Northern Sea Golden Sand Beach
- Jibei Island
- Mudou Island
- Tiejhan (Tiezhan) Island
See also
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References
| Kaohsiung |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Kinmen | ||
| Lienchiang1 | ||
| Penghu | ||
| Pingtung | ||
| Taitung | ||
| Yilan | ||
1 Lienchiang County commonly known as Matsu. 2Diaoyutai Islands are controlled by Japan, (called Senkaku Islands). 3Seat of the outlying islands' counties | ||
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