Southern Taiwan
Taiwan Province
Yunlin County

Beigang

Beigang, Hokkō or Peikang is an urban township in , . It is primarily known for its , one of the most prominent Temples of Mazu on Taiwan. It has a population of 37,763 as of February 2023.
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  • Type: Town with 40,700 residents
  • Description: urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Beigang Township”, “Beigang, Yunlin”, “Pei-chiang”, “Pei-chiang-chen”, “Pei-kang”, “Peikang”, and “YNL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chaotian Temple and Bengang Shuixian Temple.

Place of worship
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The Chaotian or Chaotien Temple, officially the Chao-Tian Temple, is a temple to the goddess Mazu in Beigang Township, , . Constructed in 1700, it became one of the most important Mazu temples in Taiwan and is known for its extravagant temple architecture.

Place of worship
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is a temple located in Nangang Village, , , Taiwan. Sitting on the south shore of the , the temple is dedicated to five water gods collectively known as Shuixian Zunwang.

Arts center
The is a in Beigang Township, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xingang and Shuilin.

Town
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Township or Singang Township is a rural township in , . is situated 5 km southeast of Beigang.

Town
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Township is a rural township in , . Township was originally known as 'Shuicanlin'. The earliest documented references to this name are both verifiable and historically significant. is situated 6 km west of Beigang.

Beigang

Latitude
23.5755° or 23° 34′ 32″ north
Longitude
120.3024° or 120° 18′ 9″ east
Population
40,700
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
7QM2H8G2+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655916
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1670826
Wiki­data ID
Q473035
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Beigang” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Beigang Zhen”
  • Chinese: “Pak-káng-tìn”
  • Chinese: “北港”
  • Chinese: “北港鎮”
  • Chinese: “北港镇”
  • Chinese: “笨港”
  • French: “Beigang”
  • German: “Beigang”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pet-kóng-tsṳ́n”
  • Italian: “Beigang”
  • Japanese: “ほっこう”
  • Japanese: “北港鎮”
  • Korean: “베이강진”
  • Ladin: “Beigang”
  • Literary Chinese: “北港鎮”
  • Lithuanian: “Beigangas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pak-káng-tìn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pùn-káng”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Pūn-káng”
  • Polish: “Beigang”
  • Russian: “Бэйган”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Cảng, Vân Lâm”
  • Vietnamese: “Bắc Cảng”
  • “北港鎮”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Beigang”. Photo: Jhwtuk731982, CC BY-SA 3.0.