Lienchiang County
連江縣 Matsu Islands, Ma-tsu | |
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 Top: Magan Tianhou Temple in Nangan, Bottom left: Matsu display monument in Nangan, Bottom upper left: Lin Moniang Tomb in Mazu Temple, Bottom lower right: Dongyong Lighthouse | |
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| Coordinates: 26°09′04″N 119°55′38″E / 26.15111°N 119.92722°E | |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Fukien (nominal subdivision) |
| County | Lienchiang County |
| Seat | Nangan Township (Nankan) |
| Divisions | 4 rural townships 22 rural villages |
| Government | |
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| • County Magistrate | Wang Chung-ming (KMT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.60 km2 (11.43 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 22 of 22 |
| Population (June 2016)[3] | |
• Total | 12,716 |
| • Rank | 22 of 22 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Matsunese |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (NST) |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-LIE |
| Website | Matsu.gov.tw |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini) |
| Flower | Hairy bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) |
| Tree | Australian laurel (Pittosporum tobira) |
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| Coastline | 133 km (82.6 mi)[2] |
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| Traditional Chinese | 馬祖列島 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马祖列岛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Matsu Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 連江縣 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 连江县 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Lienkong Hsien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Matsu Islands[a] (UK: /ˌmætˈsuː/ or US: /ˌmɑːtˈsuː/[4]), officially Lienchiang County[b] (/ljɛnˈdʒjɑːŋ/), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China. The archipelago forms the smallest county in the ROC-controlled territories by area and population, as well as one of two counties that is a part of the nominal Fuchien Province.
The current Lienchiang County of the ROC was once part of an intact Lienchiang County of Fujian before its effective partition in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War, which resulted in the mainland portion of the county being controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), while the offshore islands of Matsu remained under ROC control. The circumstance has made the county the only former geographical unit with the same name that is now divided between the administrations of the ROC and the PRC.
- ^ 生態環境. 馬祖-連江縣政府 LIENCHIANG COUNTY GOVERNMENT (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
終於讓專家學者在經過2年研究後，發現了全新品種的雌光螢，命名為北竿雌光螢和分布於東莒島的黃緣雌光螢，這對於總面積僅29.6平方公里的馬祖來說，是極為珍貴的物產。
- ^ a b 城市介紹. Matsu Health Bureau Web site 連江縣衛生福利局 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
列島的陸域面積為29.60平方公里，全縣各島海岸線總長為 133 公里
- ^ 截至106年6月底 馬祖總人口數12716人. Matsu Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
總計：2768戶，12716人，男性7244人，女性5472人。
- ^ Longman, J.C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3 ed.). Pearson Education ESL. ISBN 978-1405881173.
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