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Penghu islands

Penghu Islands
澎湖縣
County
Penghu County
Penghu County Montage.png
Flag of Penghu Islands
Flag
Coat of arms of Penghu Islands
Coat of arms
Taiwan ROC political division map Penghu County.svg
Coordinates: 23°35′N 119°35′E / 23.583°N 119.583°E / 23.583; 119.583Coordinates: 23°35′N 119°35′E / 23.583°N 119.583°E / 23.583; 119.583
Country  Republic of China
Province Taiwan Province (streamlined)
Seat Magong City
Largest city Magong
Boroughs 1 city, 5 rural townships
Government
 • County Magistrate Chen Kuang-fu (DPP)
Area
 • 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.penghu.gov.tw
Symbols
Bird Small Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
Flower Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella)
Tree Chinese Banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
Penghu Islands
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Postal Pescadores Islands
Penghu Island
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Penghu County
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 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.


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