Baisha, Penghu

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

Baisha Township
白沙鄉
Pai-sha, Hakusa
Lighthouse on Mudou Island in Baisha Township
Lighthouse on Mudou Island in Baisha Township
Baisha Township in Penghu County
Baisha Township in Penghu County
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
CountyPenghu County Penghu
Rural Villages ()15
Government
 • Mayor (鄉長)Wan-Fu Song (宋萬富)
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total10,048
 • Density500/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)
Wangan Township
Traditional Chinese白沙鄉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBái-sha Xiang
Bopomofoㄅㄞˊ   ㄕㄚ   ㄒㄧㄤ
IPA[pʰaǐ.ʂá ɕiáŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPe̍h-soa-hiong
Tâi-lôPe̍h-sua-hiong

Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙; 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 10,048.

  1. ^ "澎湖群島 - Trans-oceanic bridge". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-21.