Native name: 琉球嶼 | |
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 Satellite image of Liuqiu | |
  Liuqiu I. Liuqiu Island in Taiwan | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Taiwan Strait |
| Coordinates | 22°20′19.12″N 120°22′11.34″E / 22.3386444°N 120.3698167°E |
| Area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Township | Liuqiu |
| County | Pingtung |
| Province | Taiwan (streamlined) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 12,273 (February 2024) |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | liuqiu.pthg.gov.tw |
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| Chinese | 琉球 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Xiaoliuqiu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 小琉球 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Little Liuqiu | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 琉球 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | りゅうきゅう | ||||||||||||||||||
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Liuqiu, also known by several other names, is a coral island in the Taiwan Strait about 13 kilometers (8 mi) southwest of the main island of Taiwan. It has an area of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and approximately 12,200 residents, the vast majority of whom share only 10 surnames. It is administered as a township of Pingtung County in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. As of 2019[update] the township chief is Chen Lung-chin.