Huxi, Penghu

Rural township in Penghu, Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

23°35′N 119°40′E

Country

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Rural villages22^[1]^[2]

Websitewww.huxi.gov.tw/en (in Chinese)

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Huxi Township 湖西鄉 Husi, Hu-hsi, Oôsai
Rural township

Huxi Township in Penghu County
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County	Penghu
Rural villages	22^[1]^[2]
Government
• Mayor	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.huxi.gov.tw/en (in Chinese)

TraditionalChinese湖西鄉

Hanyu PinyinHúxī Xiāng

Bopomofoㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄤ

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Huxi Township

Traditional Chinese

湖西鄉

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Húxī Xiāng
Bopomofo	ㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄤ
Wade–Giles	Hu²-hsi¹ Hsiang¹
Tongyong Pinyin	Hú-xi Xiang
IPA	[xǔ.ɕí ɕiáŋ]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Fù-sî-hiông
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ô͘-sai-hiong
Tâi-lô	Oô-sai-hiong

Huxi Township^[1]^[3] is a rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. It is located on the eastern part of the Penghu Main Island and is the largest township in Penghu County.

History

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).

Geography

Map including Huxi (labeled as Ōsai) (1944)

Map including Huxi (labeled as Hu-hsi (Ōsai) 湖西) (1950)

Huxi Township includes ten minor islands.^[4] 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 because of multiple sea views and a hill.

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

Huxi Township is divided into 22 rural villages:^[1]^[5]^[6]

Aimen (隘門村)
Baikeng (白坑村)
Beiliao (北寮村)
Chengbei (城北村)
Chenggong (成功村)
Dingwan (鼎灣村)
Dongshi/Dongshih (東石村)
Guoye (果葉村)
Hongluo (紅羅村)
Hudong (湖東村)
Huxi (湖西村)
Jianshan (尖山村)
Lintou (林投村)
Longmen (龍門村)
Nanliao (南寮村)
Qingluo (青螺村)
Shagang (沙港村)
Xixi (西溪村)
Taiwu (太武村)
Tanbian (潭邊村)
Xujia (許家村)
Zhongxi (中西村)

Mayors

Appointed mayors^[7]

Kao Chen-Kun (高振坤)

Elected mayors

Kao Chen-Kun (高振坤)
Chen Chien (陳鑑)
Wu Tan-Shih (吳胆石)
Hsu Shih-Liu (許石柳)
Chen Tung-Chen (陳東震)
Li Chun-Chi (李春氣)
Wu Ming-Hao (吳明浩)
Hung Fu-Chih (洪福至)
Chen Chen-Chung (陳振中)
Cheng-Chieh Wu^[8] (吳政杰)

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Qingluo Wetland
Water Activities at Aimen Beach

Transportation

Longmen Jianshan Pier

Notable natives

Chen Kuang-fu, Magistrate of Penghu County (2014–2018)
Chen Kuei-miao, Acting Mayor of Tainan (1985)

References

[1]
轄區範圍. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019. 湖西鄉區劃22村湖西村、湖東村、南寮村、北寮村、白坑村、青螺村、紅羅村、西溪村、沙港村、成功村、東石村、鼎灣村、中西村、潭邊村、許家村、城北村、太武村、隘門村、林投村、尖山村、龍門村、果葉村
[2]
人口分佈 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019. 湖西鄉人口成長分析{...}村數 22{...}人口統計 14,280
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臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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轄區特性. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019. 湖西鄉所屬 10 個小島
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"TEL". Huxi Township Hall Penghu County. Retrieved 9 November 2019. Title{...}Huxi Village Office Hudong Village Office Qingluo Village Office Baikeng Village Office Nanliao Village Office Beiliao Village Office Hongluo Village Office Xixi Village Office Chenggong Village Office Dongshih Village Office Sagang Village Office Zhongxi Village Office Dingwan Village Office Tanbian Village Office Xujia Village Office Chengbei Village Office Taiwu Village Office Emen Village Office Lintou Village Office Jianshan Village Office Guoye Village Office Longmen Village Office
[6]
"2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Huxi Vil. Hutung Vil. Jingluo [sic] Vil. Baikeng Vil. Nanliao Vil. Beiliao Vil. Hongluo Vil. Xixi Vil. Chenggong Vil. Tungshi Vil. Zhongxi Vil. Tanbian Vil. Dingwan Vil. Xujia Vil. Shagang Vil. Chengbei Vil. Taiwu Vil. Aimen Vil. Lintou Vil. Jianshan Vil. Longmen Vil. Guoye Vil.
[7]
歷任鄉長. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019. 歷任姓名官派高振坤代表選第一屆高振坤代表選第二屆高振坤民選第一屆高振坤民選第二屆陳鑑民選第三屆吳胆石民選第四屆吳胆石民選第五屆許石柳民選第六屆許石柳民選第七屆陳東震民選第八屆陳東震民選第九屆李春氣民選第十屆李春氣民選第十一屆吳明浩民選第十二屆吳明浩民選第十三屆洪福至民選第十四屆洪福至民選第十五屆陳振中民選第十六屆陳振中民選第十七屆吳政杰
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"Cheng-Chieh Wu". 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Cheng-Chieh Wu