Baisha, Penghu

Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙鄉; pinyin: Báishā Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-soa-hiong; "White sand") is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is located to the north of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Island by the Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge, which at 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long is the longest of its kind in east Asia.[1] The township has a population of 9,809.

Baisha Township

白沙鄉

Pai-sha, Hakusa
Rural township
Lighthouse on Mudou Island in Baisha Township
Baisha Township in Penghu County
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
County Penghu
Rural Villages (村)15
Government
 • Mayor (鄉長)Wan-Fu Song (宋萬富)
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total9,851
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
884
Websitewww.baisha.gov.tw (in Chinese),
www.baisha.gov.tw/en (in English)

Geography
Map of part of Baisha (labeled as HAKUSA-TŌ) (1944)
Map including Baisha (labeled as PAI-SHA TAO (HAKUSA-TŌ) 白沙島) (1950)

The township is spread over 20 islands, including:

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages:[2][3][4]

Tourist attractions
The Penghu Great Bridge

Transportation
  • Chikan Wharf
  • Houliao Wharf
  • Jibei Wharf[8]

Notable natives
gollark: But it's more practical (from a real life perspective) to put it in the middle, away from micrometeoroid strikes or whatever.
gollark: You don't really need to look outside to pilot the ship.
gollark: Come to think of it, why put the bridge at the front at all?
gollark: Yes.
gollark: You don't actually need the fluxducts under all of them. They share power with adjacent ones.

See also

References
  1. "澎湖群島 - Trans-oceanic bridge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
  2. "About the Villages.PDF" (PDF). Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County. Retrieved 5 November 2019. MUDOU-YU JIBEI Please click here. GUPO-YU TIEZHEN-YU TUDIGONG-YU SEA-CROSSING BRIDGE TONGLIANG HOULIAO CHIHKAN SIAOCHIHKAN WATONG CITOU GANGZIH JHENHAI JIANGMEI CHENGCIAN DACANG ZHONGZHENG BRIDGE JHONGTUNG YONGAN BRIDGE YUANBEI NIAO-YU NANMIANGUA-YU XIAOBAISHA-YU MAOSI-YU YINZAI XIAOQUZHUA QUZHUA-YU XIAN JIAO JIN-YU
  3. 各村簡介. 澎湖縣白沙鄉公所 Baisha Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese). June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Zhongtun Vil. Jiangmei Vil. Chengqian Vil. Zhenhai Vil. Gangzi Vil. Qitou Vil. Xiaochi Vil. Chikan Vil. Watong Vil. Houliao Vil. Tongliang Vil. Jibei Vil. Diaoyu Vil. Yuanbei Vil. Dacang Vil.
  5. "PENGHU From island to island" (PDF). Penghu County Government. 2010s. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Chihkan Watong Jhenhai Jiangmei Chengcian
  6. "Citou Marine Park". Penghu Tour Web Site. Retrieved 7 November 2019. Citou Village is right across Yuanbei Island with the sea in between.
  7. "Jhongtun Wind Power Area". Penghu National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019. The wind farm sits in Jhongtun Village of Baisha Township in Penghu County, it is the second wind farm in Taiwan, and has been in operation since October 2001. The wind farm happens to be situated in Jhongtun’s second nursery, and designed as a windmill park; it is the new landmark for famous tourist sites in Baisha Township.
  8. "Jibei Island". TravelKing. Retrieved 8 December 2017.


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