Fangshan, Pingtung
Appearance
22°16′N 120°39′E / 22.267°N 120.650°E
Fangshan Township 枋山鄉 | |
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![]() Fangshan Township in Pingtung County | |
Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population (February 2024) | |
• Total | 5,005 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
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Fangshan Township (Chinese: 枋山鄉; pinyin: Fāngshān Xiāng) is a coastal rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Geography
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- Population: 5,005 (February 2024)
- Area: 17.27 square kilometres (6.67 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises the four villages of Fangshan, Fenggang, Jialu and Shanyu.
Economy
[edit]The township is famous for its Aiwen mangoes, which are exported to Asian countries.[1]
Infrastructure
[edit]Submarine communication cables
[edit]Fangshan is one of the two cable landing points of Taiwan island (the other one is Toucheng). Four submarine communication cables, including C2C and SEA-ME-WE 3, connect here.
Tourist attractions
[edit]Transportation
[edit]The township is served by Neishi Station and Jialu Station of the Taiwan Railways South-Link Line.
Notable natives
[edit]- Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan
References
[edit]- ^ "Natural resources". 12 August 2015.
- ^ "One-of-a-kind post office opens in Pingtung".
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fangshan Township, Pingtung County.
- Fangshan Government website Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)