Beigan

Beigan Township, is an insular rural township in , . The township is in the East China Sea off the coast of Province, near .
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  • Type: Town with 2,340 residents
  • Description: A rural township in Lienchiang County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Báe̤k-găng”, “Bah-gang”, “Beigan Township”, “Peikan”, and “Póyk-kang”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matsu Beigan Airport and Daqiu Island.

Aerodrome
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is one of the airports in , , Fukien Province, . It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.

Island
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is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, , Fujian Province, Republic of China. The island has been uninhabited; it is open to the public.

Reservoir
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Beigan

Latitude
26.2251° or 26° 13′ 30″ north
Longitude
119.9973° or 119° 59′ 50″ east
Population
2,340
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
7PRX6XGW+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655854
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11696318
Wiki­data ID
Q708075
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beigan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “běigān xiāng”
  • Chinese: “Pak-kan-hiong”
  • Chinese: “下竿塘”
  • Chinese: “北竿”
  • Chinese: “北竿塘”
  • Chinese: “北竿乡”
  • Chinese: “北竿鄉”
  • Chinese: “長岐山”
  • Chinese: “長岐島”
  • Chinese: “長嶼山”
  • Czech: “Pej-kan”
  • Dutch: “Beigan”
  • French: “Beigan”
  • German: “Beigan”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pet-kôn-hiông”
  • Hebrew: “בייגן”
  • Italian: “Beigan”
  • Japanese: “北竿”
  • Japanese: “北竿郷”
  • Korean: “베이간향”
  • Ladin: “Beigan”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Báe̤k-găng-dō̤”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Báe̤k-găng-hiŏng”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Póyk-kang-hyong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-kan-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “北竿鄉”
  • Persian: “بیجانگ”
  • Pu-Xian Chinese: “Bah-gang-hio̤ng”
  • Spanish: “Beigan”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Can, Mã Tổ”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Can”
  • Yue Chinese: “北竿鄉”
  • “北竿鄉”

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