Liuqiu Township

Liuqiu is a coral island in the Taiwan Strait about 13 kilometers southwest of the main island of Taiwan. It has an area of 6.8 km2 and approximately 12,200 residents.
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  • Town with 12,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
  • Description: A rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Liouchiou”
    “Liouciou”
    “Liouciou Siang”
    “Liouciou Township”
    “Liu-ch’iu”
    “Liu-ch’iu Hsiang”
    “Liuqiu”
    “Liuqiu, Pingtung”
    “Lyouchyou”
    “Xiaoliuqiu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liuchiu Yu Lighthouse and Liouciou Piyun Temple.

Liuqiu Township

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Latitude
22.3424° or 22° 20′ 33″ north
Longitude
120.369° or 120° 22′ 9″ east
Open location code
7QJ289R9+WJ
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Liuqiu Township” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Liuqiu Xiang”
  • Chinese: “Liú​qiú​ Xiāng”
  • Chinese: “剖腹山嶼”
  • Chinese: “小琉球”
  • Chinese: “小琉球山”
  • Chinese: “小琉球嶼”
  • Chinese: “小琉球社”
  • Chinese: “琉球”
  • Chinese: “琉球乡”
  • Chinese: “琉球鄉”
  • Czech: “Liou-čchiou”
  • Czech: “Siao-liou-čchiou”
  • Finnish: “Liuqiu”
  • French: “Lamay”
  • German: “Xiaoliuqiu”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Liù-khiù-hiông”
  • Hebrew: “שיאוליוקיו”
  • Italian: “Xiaoliuqiu”
  • Japanese: “小琉球”
  • Japanese: “琉球郷”
  • Korean: “류추향”
  • Ladin: “Liuqiu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Liû-khiû-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “琉球鄉”
  • Persian: “شیاولیاکین”
  • Russian: “Люцю”
  • Vietnamese: “Lưu Cầu, Bình Đông”
  • Vietnamese: “Lưu Cầu”
  • Yue Chinese: “琉球鄉”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dingshangfu and 杉板路.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 五連宮 and 琉球教會.

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