Baisha, Penghu
# Baisha, Penghu

23°39′48.21″N 119°35′32.5″E﻿ / ﻿23.6633917°N 119.592361°E﻿ / 23.6633917; 119.592361

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. The township has a population of 10,048.

## 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 Penghu Great Bridge |
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The township is spread over 20 islands, including:

* Baisha Main Island (白沙島; Pe̍h-sua-tó)
* Jibei Island (吉貝嶼; Kiat-puè-sū), former known as Jiabei Island (嘉貝嶼; Ka-puà-sū)
* Bird Island (鳥嶼; Tsiáu-sū), the most densely populated island of Penghu, with 1,226 residents sharing an area of 0.4 $km^2$ (0.2 sq mi)
* Chungtun (Zhongtun) Island (中屯嶼; Tiong-tun-sū), former known as Zhongdun Island (中墩嶼)
* Dacang Island (大倉嶼; Tuā-tshng-sū)
* Yuanbei Island (員貝嶼; Înn-puà-sū)
* Mudou Island (目斗嶼; Ba̍k-táu-sū), former known as Modou Island (墨斗嶼)
* Tiejhen (Tiezhen) Island (鐵砧嶼; Thih-tiam-sū)
* Gupo Island (姑婆嶼; Koo-pô-sū)
* Xianjiao Island (險礁嶼; Hiám-ta-sū)

## Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages:

* Chengcian/Chengqian (城前村)
* Chihkan/Chikan (赤崁村)
* Dacang (大倉村)
* Gangzih/Gangzi (港子村)
* Houliao (後寮村)
* Jiangmei (講美村)
* Jibei (吉貝村) on Jibei Island
* Niaoyu (鳥嶼村) on Niau Island / Bird Island
* Citou/Qitou (岐頭村)
* Tongliang (通梁村)
* Watong (瓦硐村)
* Siaochih/Xiaochi (小赤村)
* Yuanbei (員貝村) on Yuanbei Island
* Jhenhai/Zhenhai (鎮海村)
* Jhongtun/Zhongtun (中屯村) on Zhongtun Island

## Transportation

* Chikan Wharf
* Houliao Wharf
* Jibei Wharf

## Notable natives

* Chuang Chu Yu-nu, philanthropist
