Wangan, Penghu
Wangan
望安 Wang-an, Wang'an, Pa Chao | |
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| Wangan Township · 望安鄉 | |
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 Wangan Township Hall Penghu County | |
 Wangan Township in Penghu County | |
  Wangan Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′25.4″N 119°30′1.2″E / 23.357056°N 119.500333°ECoordinates: 23°21′25.4″N 119°30′1.2″E / 23.357056°N 119.500333°E | |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| County |  Penghu |
| Rural villages (村) | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Chief Executive (鄉長) | Peng Ya-Hu (彭亞湖) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.7824 km2 (5.3214 sq mi) |
| Population (November 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,188 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 882 |
| Website | www |
Wangan Township[3][4][5][6][7] / Wang-an Township (Chinese: 望安鄉; 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[]
The main island is Wangan Island,[8] originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao (八罩).[9]
Geography[]
Map of part of Wangan (labeled as HATTŌ-TŌ) (1944)
Map including Wangan (labeled as PA-CHAO HSÜ (HATTAKU-SHO) 八罩嶼) (1950)
The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include:[3][10][11][12]