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Pescadores Islands

The Pescadores Islands (澎湖群島; Wade-Giles P'eng-hu, pinyin: Pénghú) form an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait. They are administered by the Republic of China (on Taiwan) as Penghu County of Taiwan Province. The name "Pescadores" came from Portuguese "fishermen".

The county flower is a chrysanthemum called "The Immortals" (天人菊).

Table of contents

1 History 2 Sub-county divisions 3 External links

History

"P'eng-hu" was first recorded in unofficial historical records and regional logs in Southern Song Dynasty.

Sub-county divisions

Penghu County comprises of one city and five townships: (in Wade-Giles)

• Makung City (馬公市 pinyin: Mǎgōng): 34 municipal villages (里 li)
• Huhsi Township (湖西鄉 Húxī): 22 town villages (村 ts'un)
• Paisha Township (白沙鄉 Báishā): 15
• Hsiyu Township (西嶼鄉 Xīyǔ): 11
• Chimei Township (七美鄉 Qīméi): 6
• Wangan Township (望安鄉 Wàng'ān): 9

Altogether, there are 97 villages.

See also: Political divisions of Taiwan

External links

• Official website (bilingual)
  • Complete list of villages' names (in Traditional Chinese)
• Township-division map (in Traditional Chinese)
• Township-division map II (in Tongyong Pinyin with English and Traditional Chinese)

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