Penghu
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Penghu Islands 澎湖縣 |
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| Coordinates: 23°35′N 119°35′E / 23.583°N 119.583°ECoordinates: 23°35′N 119°35′E / 23.583°N 119.583°E | |||
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 Republic of China
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| Province | Taiwan Province (streamlined) | ||
| Seat | Magong City | ||
| Largest city | Magong | ||
| Boroughs | 1 city, 5 rural townships | ||
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| • County Magistrate | Chen Kuang-fu (DPP) | ||
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| • Total | 141.052 km2 (54.460 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 22 of 22 | ||
| Population (December 2014) | |||
| • Total | 101,758 | ||
| • Rank | 21 of 22 | ||
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) | ||
| Website | www |
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| Bird | Small Skylark (Alauda gulgula) | ||
| Flower | Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) | ||
| Tree | Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa) | ||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Pénghú Qúndǎo |
| Wade–Giles | P'eng2-hu2 Ch'ün2-tao3 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Pénghú Cyúndǎo |
| Yale Romanization | Pénghú Chyúndǎu |
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| Hokkien POJ | Phêⁿ-ô·-kûn-tó |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Pénghú Dǎo |
| Wade–Giles | P'eng2-hu2 Tao3 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Pénghú Dǎo |
| Yale Romanization | Pénghú Dǎu |
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| Hokkien POJ | Phêⁿ-ô·-tó |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Pénghú Xiàn |
| Wade–Giles | P'eng2-hu2 Hsien4 |
The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 64 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait. The largest city is Magong, located on the largest island, which is also named Penghu. Covering an area of 141 square kilometers (54 sq mi), the archipelago collectively forms Penghu County of Republic of China (known as Taiwan), and is the second smallest county, after Lienchiang.
The traditional English name of the islands, the Pescadores, comes from the Portuguese name Ilhas dos Pescadores ("Fishermen Islands"). The Modern European Portuguese pronunciation is [pɨʃkɐˈðoɾɨʃ] but, in English, it is typically closer to Classical Portuguese's: /ˌpɛskəˈdɔːrɪz/ or /-iz/. The islands have also been called Pehoe.
Pescadores was also the name given by the Spanish expedition of Hernando de Grijalva in 1537 to the Micronesian atoll Kapingamarangi.
Finds of fine red cord-marked pottery indicate that Penghu was visited by people from southwestern Taiwan around 5,000 years ago, though not settled permanently.
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