Fangshan, Pingtung

Coordinates: 22°16′N 120°39′E / 22.267°N 120.650°E / 22.267; 120.650

Fangshan Township in Pingtung County

Fangshan Township

Fangshan Township (Chinese: 枋山鄉; pinyin: Fāngshān Xiāng) is a coastal rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

• Population: 5,749 people (December 2014)
• Area: 17.2697 km²

Administrative divisions

• Fangshan Village
• Jialu Village
• Fenggang Village
• Shanyu Village

Economy

The township is famous for its Aiwen mangoes, which are exported to Asian countries.^[1]

Infrastructure

Submarine communication cables

Fangshan is one of the two cable landing points of Taiwan island (the other one is Toucheng). Four submarine communication cables, including C2C and SEA-ME-WE 3, connect here.

Tourist attractions

• Fangshan Post Office^[2]

Transportation

The township is served by Neishi Station and Jialu Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration South-Link Line.

Notable natives

• Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fangshan Township, Pingtung County.

• Pingtung County

References

External links

• Fangshan Government website (Taiwanese Mandarin)

Cities and townships of Pingtung County
County seat: Pingtung
Cities	Pingtung
Urban townships	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
Rural townships	Changzhi Checheng Fangliao Fangshan Gaoshu Jiadong Jiuru Kanding Ligang Linbian Linluo Liuqiu Manzhou Nanzhou Neipu Wandan Wanluan Xinpi Xinyuan Yanpu Zhutian
Mountain indigenous townships	Chunri Laiyi Majia Mudan Sandimen Shizi Taiwu Wutai