Jincheng, Kinmen

Jincheng
金城鎮
Kincheng,[1] Chincheng,[2] Chin-ch'eng[3]
Urban township
Jincheng Township
Jincheng is located in Taiwan
Jincheng
Jincheng
Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates: 24°25′N 118°19′E / 24.417°N 118.317°E / 24.417; 118.317
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceFujian (streamlined)
CountyKinmen (Quemoy)
Urban villages8
Government
 • TypeStrong magistrate-council
 • MayorLi Cheng-Chih (李誠智)
Area
[4]
 • Total
21.7180 km2 (8.3854 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total
42,675
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
893
Websitejincheng.kinmen.gov.tw
Jincheng, Kinmen
Traditional Chinese金城鎮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnchéng Zhèn
Wade–GilesChin¹-ch'eng² Chen⁴
Tongyong PinyinJinchéng Jhèn
Hakka
RomanizationKîm-sàng-tsṳ́n
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKim-siâⁿ-tìn
Jincheng Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey)

Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen (Quemoy). It is the county seat of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). Jincheng was the seat of the ROC's Fukien Province from 1949–1956 and 1996–2018. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau.[5]

  1. ^ David Chao; Yu-Po Hsu; Ping-Chin Fan (3 September 1985). "Medically Important Snails of Kinmen (Quemoy) Islands" (PDF). Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 16 (3): 481. Retrieved 22 September 2019. Kincheng
  2. ^ "Public Health Center". Public Health Bureau, Kinmen County. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Chincheng Township Public health center Address: No. 147, Minchuan Road, Chincheng Township, Kinmen County
  3. ^ Chin-ch'eng (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ 行政面積. Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019. 行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{...}金城鎮 21.7130{...}建功嶼 0.0050
  5. ^ Wong, Maggie Hiufu (2012-03-30). "Taiwan names its 10 top small tourist towns". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-03-31.