Hokoto Islands

The Penghu or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, about 50 kilometres west of the main island of Taiwan across the Penghu Channel, covering an area of 141 km2.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Archipelago located in the Taiwan Strait under the administration of the Republic of China.
  • Also known as: Bōko Islands”, “Bokoto Islands”, “Fishers’ Islands”, “Hōko”, “Hoko Archipelago”, “Hoko Group”, “Houko”, “Houkotou”, “P’eng-hu”, “P’eng-hu Ch’ün-tao”, “Pehoe”, “Penghu”, “Penghu Cyundao”, “Penghu Islands”, “Penghu Qundao”, “Péou”, “Pescadores”, “Pheng-hu”, “Phîⁿ-ô͘”, “Phînn-ôo”, and “Ponghou

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tampoan Island and Table Island.

Islet
Tongpan Island is an island in Tongpan Village, , , . Tongpan Island is about 6 nmi from the main island of Penghu. A ferry runs between Tongpan Island and Penghu Main Island twice a day and more often at some times.

Islet
Hujing Island / Huching Island / Hujing Islet is an islet in Hujing Village, , , . The island has also been known as Da'anshan and the nearby as Xiao'anshan. is situated 2½ km southeast of Hokoto Islands.

Hokoto Islands

Latitude
23.5025° or 23° 30′ 9″ north
Longitude
119.50528° or 119° 30′ 19″ east
Open location code
7PMXGG24+X4
Geo­Names ID
1670653
Wiki­data ID
Q918799
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hokoto Islands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بسكادورز
  • Asturian: Islles Pescadores
  • Azerbaijani: Penhuledao
  • Basque: Penghu
  • Basque: Pescadores uharteak
  • Bengali: পেংঘু আইলয়ান্ড
  • Bulgarian: Пенху
  • Catalan: illes dels Pescadors
  • Catalan: Illes dels Pescadors
  • Cebuano: Penghu (lalawigan sa Republika sa Tsina)
  • Cebuano: Pescadores
  • Chinese: Phêⁿ-ô͘ Kûn-tó
  • Chinese: 澎湖列島
  • Chinese: 澎湖島
  • Chinese: 澎湖縣
  • Chinese: 澎湖群島
  • Czech: Pcheng-chu
  • Czech: Pchengchuské ostrovy
  • Czech: Pescadorské ostrovy
  • Czech: Pescadory
  • Czech: Peskadorské ostrovy
  • Czech: Peskadory
  • Danish: Pescadorerne
  • Danish: Pescadores
  • Dutch: Penghu-eilanden
  • Dutch: Pescadores
  • Esperanto: Penghuoj
  • Estonian: Penghu saarestik
  • Finnish: Peskadorit
  • French: îles Penghu
  • French: îles Pescadores
  • French: Îles Pescadores
  • French: l’île Pescadores
  • German: Penghu-Inseln
  • German: Pescadoren
  • Greek: Νησιά Πένγκου
  • Gujarati: પેન્ગૂ આઇલેન્ડ્સ
  • Hakka Chinese: Phàng-fù-yen
  • Hindi: पेनगू द्वीप समूह
  • Hungarian: Penghu-szigetek
  • Icelandic: Penghu
  • Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Penghu
  • Italian: isole Penghu
  • Italian: Isole Penghu
  • Italian: isole Pescadores
  • Japanese: 澎湖国家風景区
  • Japanese: 澎湖諸島
  • Kannada: ಪೆನ್ಹು ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು
  • Korean: 펑후 제도
  • Latvian: Penhu salas
  • Lithuanian: Penghu salos
  • Macedonian: Пенгху
  • Malay: Penghu
  • Malay: Pescadores
  • Marathi: पेनहु आईसलँड
  • Min Dong Chinese: Pàng-hù Gùng-dō̤
  • Min Nan Chinese: Phêⁿ-ô͘-koān
  • Min Nan Chinese: Phêⁿ-ô͘
  • Min Nan Chinese: Phênn-ôo
  • Min Nan Chinese: Phîⁿ-ô͘
  • Min Nan Chinese: Phînn-ôo
  • Mongolian: Пөнхү
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pescadores
  • Norwegian: Pescadores
  • Persian: پنگهو
  • Persian: جزایر پنهو
  • Polish: Peskadory
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Penghu
  • Portuguese: Ilhas Pescadores
  • Portuguese: Penghu
  • Portuguese: Pescadores
  • Russian: Пэнху
  • Russian: Пэнхуледао
  • Scots: Penghu
  • Sinhala: පෙන්ගු දුපත්
  • Slovak: Peskadorské ostrovy
  • Slovenian: otoki Pengu
  • Slovenian: Otoki ribičev
  • Spanish: Islas Pescadores
  • Swedish: Pescadorerna
  • Tagalog: Pescadores
  • Tamil: பேங்க்கு இஸ்லாண்ட்ஸ
  • Telugu: పెంగూ దీవులు
  • Thai: เผิงหู
  • Turkish: Penghu Adaları
  • Turkish: Pescadores Adaları
  • Ukrainian: Архіпелаг Пенху
  • Ukrainian: Пенху
  • Urdu: پینگھو
  • Vietnamese: quần đảo Bành Hồ
  • Vietnamese: Quần đảo Bành Hồ
  • Wu Chinese: 澎湖列岛
  • Yoruba: Penghu
  • Yue Chinese: 澎湖列島

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tongpan and Xishan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beixi Shan and Tung Oan Yu.

Penghu: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Makung, Wangan, Cimei, and Baisha.

Curious Places to Discover

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