Dongyin

Dongyin Township
東引鄉 (Chinese)
Tungyin, Tung-yin
Rural township
Dongyin Township in Lienchiang County
Dongyin Township in Lienchiang County
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceFujian (streamlined)
CountyLienchiang County Lienchiang
Rural villages2
Government
 • Mayor (鄉長)Lin Te-Chien (林德建)[1] (KMT)
Area
[2]
 • Total
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)[3]
 • Total
1,550
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
212
Websitewww.dongyin.gov.tw/en/view.html (in English),
www.dongyin.gov.tw (in Chinese)
Dongyin is located in Taiwan
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Location of Dongyin, Lienchiang

Dongyin Township[4] (Tungyin[5]) (Chinese: 東引鄉; pinyin: Dōngyǐn Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Tung1-yin3 Hsiang1; Foochow Romanized: Dĕ̤ng-īng-hiŏng) is an insular rural township which is part of Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). The islands are in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near the cities of Fuzhou (Foochow) and Ningde. The township is known for its natural environment and Eastern Min culture, for the historical Dongyong Lighthouse and for its military importance and history as the northernmost territory of Taiwan.

  1. ^ 東引鄉公所重建工程動土 見證東引建設發展. Central News Agency (Taiwan). 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ 東引簡介. 東引鄉公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 August 2019. 東引島面積 3.22 平方公里、西引島 1.13 平方公里，含附屬無人島礁在內，總計全鄉面積 4.4平方公里。
  3. ^ 截至106年6月底 馬祖總人口數12716人. Matsu Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019. 　東引鄉：329戶，1317人，較103年1171人增加146人；男性789人，女性528人。
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