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Wangan, Penghu

Coordinates: 23°21′25.4″N 119°30′1.2″E / 23.357056°N 119.500333°E / 23.357056; 119.500333
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Wangan
もちやす
Wang-an, Wang'an, Pa Chao
Wangan Township · もちやすきょう
Official logo of Wangan
Wangan Township in Penghu County
Wangan Township in Penghu County
Wangan is located in Taiwan
Wangan
Wangan
Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates: 23°21′25.4″N 119°30′1.2″E / 23.357056°N 119.500333°E / 23.357056; 119.500333
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
CountyPenghu County Penghu
Rural villages (むら)9
Government
 • Chief Executive (さとちょう)Peng Ya-Hu (彭亞みずうみ)
Area
 • Total13.7824 km2 (5.3214 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)[2]
 • Total5,435
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
882
Websitewww.wangan.gov.tw/en (in English)
Wangan Township
Traditional Chineseもちやすきょう
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWàng-an Xiang
Bopomofoㄨㄤˋ   ㄢ   ㄒㄧㄤ
IPA[wâŋ.án ɕiáŋ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBāng-oaⁿ-hiong
Tâi-lôBāng-uann-hiong

Wangan Township[3][4][5][6][7] / Wang-an Township (Chinese: もちやすさと; pinyin: Wàng'ān Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bāng-oaⁿ-hiong) is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited.[1]

Name

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The main island is Wangan Island,[8] originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao (はち).[9]

Geography

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Map of part of Wangan (labeled as HATTŌ-TŌ) (1944)
Map including Wangan (labeled as PA-CHAO HSÜ (HATTAKU-SHO) はち罩嶼) (1950)

The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include:[3][10][11][12]

  • Wangan Island (もち安島あじま; Bāng-an-tó)
  • Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; 將軍しょうぐん澳嶼; Tsiong-kun-ò-sū)
  • Hua Islet (Hua hsü, Hana-shima; はな; Hue-sū)
  • Mau Islets (貓嶼; Niau-sū)
  • Cau Islet (くさ嶼; Tsháu-sū)
  • Nan Un (みなみ塭/みなみ𥔋;[13] Lâm-ùn)
  • Maanshan Islet (馬鞍まぐらさん嶼; Bé-uann-suann-sū)
  • Chuanfan Reef (ふね礁; Tsûn-phâng-ta)
  • Toujin (頭巾ずきん; Thâu-kun)
  • West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; 西にし嶼坪嶼; Sai-sū-phiânn-sū)
  • East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ひがし嶼坪嶼; Tang-sū-phiânn-sū)
  • Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; 西にしきち; Sai-kiat-sū)
  • Dongji Island (Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-kichi-sho; ひがしきち; Tong-kiat-sū)
  • Chutou Islet (すきあたま; Tû-thâu-sū).

Geology

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The northern side of the main island has a higher average elevation than the southern side. It consists of wave-cut platforms along its coastline.

Administrative divisions

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There are nine villages on six of the nineteen islands, four of which are on the main island:[1][14][15]

Tourist attractions

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Transportation

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Wang-an Airport

Wang-an Airport offers flights to Kaohsiung. There are also ferries to Magong and other nearby islands from Tanmen Harbor.

Education

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Wangan Junior High School (澎湖縣立けんりつもちやす國民こくみん中學ちゅうがく)

There are four schools in Wangan, operated by the county government:

  • Wangan Junior High School (澎湖縣立けんりつもちやす國民こくみん中學ちゅうがく) - On Wangan Island[17]
  • Jiang Ao Junior High School (澎湖縣立けんりつはた國民こくみん中學ちゅうがく) - On Jiangjun'ao Island[18]
  • Wangan Primary School (澎湖縣立けんりつもちやす國民こくみん小學しょうがく) - On Wangan Island[19]
  • Jiangjun Elementary School (澎湖けんもちやすきょう將軍しょうぐん國民こくみん小學しょうがく) - On Jiangjun'ao Island[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c もちやすきょう簡介. 澎湖けんもちやすきょう公所ぐぞ Wangan Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019. 本鄉ほんごう於澎みずうみ群島ぐんとう南方なんぽうよし18島嶼とうしょしょ組成そせい面積めんせきやくため13.7824 平方ひらかた公里くり人口じんこうやく4500にん。其中有人ゆうじん居住きょじゅうしゃ有望ゆうぼう安島あじま行政ぎょうせい區域くいき劃分ためひがしやす西安しーあん中社なかやしろみずよんむら)、將軍しょうぐん澳嶼(將軍しょうぐんむら)、ひがしきち嶼(ひがしよしむら)、ひがし嶼坪(東坪ひがしつぼむら)、西にし嶼坪(西坪にしつぼむら)、はな嶼(はな嶼村)ろく島嶼とうしょ地勢ちせい平坦へいたん單調たんちょう高山こうざんまた河川かせん海岸かいがん彎曲わんきょく附近ふきん海中かいちゅう暗礁あんしょう潮流ちょうりゅう險惡けんあく最高さいこう海拔かいばつため79おおやけじゃくだい貓嶼)ため澎湖けん最高さいこうてん
  2. ^ 最新さいしん人口じんこう統計とうけい. 西にし嶼鄉戶政とまさ事務所じむしょ Xiyu Township Household Registration Office, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019. 2017ねん11月 かくさと人口じんこうすう戶數こすう統計とうけい 村里むらざと 鄰數 戶數こすう おとこ おんな 人口じんこう總數そうすう{...}總計そうけい 128 2025 2801 2387 5188
  3. ^ a b "PENGHU From island to island" (PDF). Penghu County Government. 2010s. p. 2. Retrieved 31 October 2019. Hua Islet Mau Islet Cau Islet Nan Yun Wangan Township Manashan [sic] Islet Jiangjyunnao [sic] Islet Chunanfanyu [sic] Reef Toujin Tiejhan [sic] West Islet East Islet Siji Islet Chutou Islet
  4. ^ a b "Wangan Introduction". Wangan Township Office-Penghu County. Retrieved 31 October 2019. Makung Airport has flights to Taipei, Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, and the offshore islands of Wangan and Chimei.{...}Dongan Vil., Wangan Township, Penghu County 882, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  5. ^ Kuo Hsing-i; Chi Jo-yao (25 July 2018). "Penghu's 5th desalination plant to operate by the end of the year". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 31 October 2019. The other two desalination plants in Penghu are in Wangan Township (もちやすきょう) and Siyu Township (西にし嶼鄉).
  6. ^ Chia-Chi Wu; Huei-Min Tsai (April 2016). "Capacity building for tourism development in a nested social–ecological system—A case study of the South Penghu Archipelago Marine National Park, Taiwan". Ocean & Coastal Management. 123: 66–73. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.02.001. Four main islands—Xiyuping, Dongyuping, Xiji, and Dongji—and many small islets and wave-swept rocks are present in this region, which is part of the Wangan Township of Penghu County
  7. ^ 1.7-さと鎮市戶口とのくちすう [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior. August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. もちやすきょう Wangan Township 13.7824 2,076 5,349 2,902 2,447 118.59 2.58 388
  8. ^ Sarah Clark, ed. (2013). Taiwan. Insight Guides. Apa Publications. p. 235. ISBN 978-178-005-605-0. Wangan Island (Wangan Dao) is approached by boat. It is famous for its turtles, but it is also a home to some quaint fishing villages, and features an impressive, craggy coastline.
  9. ^ "Wangan Island". Penghu Tour Web Site. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. ^ 澎湖けん土地とち段名だんみょうだい碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 8 August 2000. Retrieved 1 November 2019. せい事務所じむしょ名稱めいしょう(だい碼) 澎湖(XA) さと鎮市名稱めいしょう(だい碼) もちやすきょう(05) だん しょうだん だい碼 備註
  11. ^ 澎湖てき島嶼とうしょ. 澎湖國家こっか風景ふうけい管理かんりしょ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2 November 2019. 行政ぎょうせい區域くいき 島嶼とうしょ名稱めいしょう 經度けいど 緯度いど 面積めんせき (平方ひらかた公里くり) 有人ゆうじん居住きょじゅう (*) {...}58 もちやすきょう いぬすな 119° 31' 41.29" 23° 22' 39.29" 0.1112 59 もちやすさと きんふり礁 119° 31' 30.58" 23° 22' 26.54" 0.1490 60 もちやすきょう 將軍しょうぐん澳嶼 119° 31' 51.39" 23° 22' 03.70" 1.5617 * 61 もちやすさと せん嶼礁 119° 33' 09.78" 23° 21' 53.41" 0.0026 62 もちやすきょう ぶくろ 119° 32' 12.74" 23° 21' 40.53" 0.0279 63 もちやすきょう 馬鞍まぐらさん嶼 119° 30' 49.06" 23° 22' 56.25" 0.0598 64 もちやすごう のぞむ安島やすじま 119° 30' 02.93" 23° 22' 19.24" 6.7413 * 65 もちやすきょう はな嶼 119° 19' 20.14" 23° 24' 11.71" 1.2737 * 66 もちやすきょう だい貓嶼 119° 19' 15.32" 23° 19' 24.57" 0.0903 67 もちやすきょう しょう貓嶼 119° 19' 29.81" 23° 19' 20.12" 0.0117 68 もちやすきょう くさ嶼2 (於花嶼) 119° 20' 13.89" 23° 19' 06.00" 0.1821 69 もちやすきょう 頭巾ずきん 119° 30' 06.04" 23° 17' 23.25" 0.0074 70 もちやすきょう 西にし嶼坪嶼 119° 30' 26.60" 23° 16' 12.14" 0.3477 * 71 もちやすきょう 塭 119° 30' 08.84" 23° 15' 28.98" 0.0028 72 もちやすきょう ひがし嶼坪嶼 119° 30' 59.41" 23° 15' 36.67" 0.4792 * 73 もちやすきょう 西にしきち嶼 119° 36' 56.23" 23° 14' 56.40" 0.8978 74 もちやすきょう すきあたま嶼 119° 39' 33.48" 23° 15' 45.12" 0.1471 75 もちやすきょう ひがしきち嶼 119° 40' 18.79" 23° 15' 21.09" 1.7712 * 76 もちやすさと がね 119° 31' 12.65" 23° 14' 02.66" 0.0040 77 もちやすさと せん礁 119° 30' 46.34" 23° 23' 45.37" 0.0027 78 もちやすきょう 天台山てんだいざん塭 119° 29' 16.18" 23° 22' 42.19" 0.0054 79 もちやすきょう かご塭 119° 28' 48.56" 23° 21' 26.38" 0.0163 80 もちやすきょう 凹門礁 119° 31' 03.58" 23° 21' 23.50" 0.0004 81 もちやすきょう きた塭 119° 27' 43.93" 23° 21' 14.28" 0.0121 82 もちやすきょう しろすな塭 119° 28' 07.40" 23° 21' 06.48" 0.0063 83 もちやすきょう みなみ塭 119° 27' 56.39" 23° 20' 50.14" 0.0099 84 もちやすきょう 鐵砧かなとこ 119° 30' 09.01" 23° 16' 34.69" 0.0205 85 もちやすきょう 香爐こうろ 119° 31' 10.02" 23° 15' 12.39" 0.0033 86 もちやすきょう しば垵塭 119° 37' 05.97" 23° 15' 18.72" 0.0011 87 もちやす 豬母礁 119° 32' 49.72" 23° 14' 10.82" 0.0183 88 もちやすきょう だい塭 119° 32' 21.07" 23° 20' 57.69" 0.0175 89 もちやすきょう 酒甕さかがめ礁 119° 31' 10.70" 23° 21' 06.48" 0.0015
  12. ^ 澎湖けん土地とち段名だんみょうだい碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2019. せい事務所じむしょ名稱めいしょう(だい碼) 澎湖(XA) さと鎮市名稱めいしょう(だい碼) もちやすきょう(05) だん しょうだん だい碼 備註{...}將軍しょうぐん澳 0075 嶼坪 0076 ひがしきち 0077 はな嶼 0078 西にしきち 0079 くさ嶼 0135 註銷 みなみ塭 0136 註銷 いぬすな 0201 きんふり礁 0202 せん嶼礁 0203 更正こうせい ぶくろ 0204 うま鞍山あんざん嶼 0205 だい貓嶼 0206 しょう貓嶼 0207 頭巾ずきん 0208 塭 0209 すきあたま嶼 0210 かね 0211 せん礁 0212 天台山てんだいざん塭 0213 かご塭 0214 凹門礁 0215{...}きた塭 0216 しろすな塭 0217 鐵砧かなとこ 0218 香爐こうろ 0219 しば垵塭 0220 豬母礁 0221 だい塭 0222 酒甕さかがめ礁 0223 みなみ 0224 くさ 0225 みなみ塭一 0226
  13. ^ 台灣たいわんけん地圖ちずしゅう (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Banqiao District, Taiwan: きむ時代じだい文化ぶんか出版しゅっぱん有限ゆうげん公司こうし. November 2010. p. 305. ISBN 978-986-6261-12-1. みなみ𥔋 きた𥔋 かご𥔋 みなみ𥔋 だい𥔋 𥔋
  14. ^ "Precinct". Penghu County Government. Retrieved 31 October 2019. Penghu county consists of 1 city and 5 townships, which are Magong city, Huxi Township, Baisha Township, Xiyu Township, Wang-an Township and Qimei Township.{...}The names of 9 villages in Wang-an Township Dong-an, Si-an, Jhongshe, Shuei-an, Jiangjyun, Dongping, Siping, Dongji and Huayu.
  15. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2019. Tungan Vil. Xian Vil. Zhongshe Vil. Shuian Vil. Jiangjun Vil. Tungping Vil. Xiping Vil. Tungji Vil. Huayu Vil.
  16. ^ "Jhongshe Historical House". PENGHU NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019. Jhongshe, Wangan Township, Penghu County{...}In 1971, the late president Chiang Ching-kuo visited the flower house, and seeing that it sits in the middle of four other villages in Wang an Township, renamed it "Jhongshe" (the village in the middle).{...}The architecture style of the historical houses in Jhongshe Village is called "one stamp" style sanheyuan.
  17. ^ "Home". Wangan Junior High School. Retrieved 2024-02-06. 澎湖けんもちやすきょう西安しーあんむら36-1ごう
  18. ^ "Home". Jiang Ao Junior High School. Retrieved 2024-02-06. 88242澎湖けんもちやすきょう將軍しょうぐんむら12-7ごう No.12-7, Jiangjun Village, Wang-an Shiang, Penghu County 882, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
  19. ^ "Home". Wangan Primary School. Retrieved 2024-02-06. 882 澎湖けんもちやすきょう西安しーあんむら 46 ごう
  20. ^ "Home". Jiangjun Elementary School. Retrieved 2024-02-06. 882澎湖けんもちやすきょう將軍しょうぐんむら128ごう
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