23°35′N 119°40′E / 23.583°N 119.667°E
Huxi Township
湖西鄉 Husi, Hu-hsi, Oôsai | |
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Location | Penghu (the Pescadores), Taiwan |
Rural Villages (村) | 22[1][2] |
Government | |
• Mayor (鄉長) | Cheng-Chieh Wu (吳政杰) |
Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Population (March 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 15,876 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 湖西鄉 | ||||||||||||||||
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Huxi Township[1][3] (Chinese: 湖西鄉; pinyin: Húxī Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Hu2-hsi1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘-sai-hiong;[4] Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fù-sî-hiông) is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is located on the eastern part of the Penghu Main Island and is the largest township in Penghu County.
Huxi Township was administered as Kosei Village (湖西庄) during the Japanese era. From 1920 to 1926, the village was under Hōko District, Takao Prefecture. In 1926, the Pescadores was transferred to Hōko Prefecture; the village transferred to Makō Subprefecture (馬公支廳).
Huxi Township includes ten minor islands.[5] There are many villages in the township. Among them, Guoye village is famous for its sunrise since it is at the most eastern corner of Penghu main island. Beiliao village is considered as a beautiful place with both sea views and a hill.
Huxi Township is divided into 22 rural villages:[1][6][7]