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 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2024) | |
• Total | 5,005 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Fangshan Township (Chinese: 枋山鄉; pinyin: Fāngshān Xiāng) is a coastal rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Administrative divisions
editThe township comprises the four villages of Fangshan, Fenggang, Jialu and Shanyu.
Economy
editThe township is famous for its Aiwen mangoes, which are exported to Asian countries.[1]
Infrastructure
editSubmarine communication cables
editFangshan 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.[citation needed]
Tourist attractions
editTransportation
editThe township is served by Neishi Station and Jialu Station of Taiwan Railway South-Link Line.
Notable people
edit- Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan
References
edit- ↑ "Natural resources". 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "One-of-a-kind post office opens in Pingtung". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016.
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)