Huxi, Penghu

Huxi Township[1][3] (Chinese: 湖西鄉; pinyin: Húxī Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Hu2-hsi1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘-sai-hiong;[4] Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fù-sî-hiông) is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is located on the eastern part of the Penghu Main Island and is the largest township in Penghu County.

Huxi Township

湖西鄉

Husi, Hu-hsi, Ōsai
Rural township
Huxi Township in Penghu County
LocationPenghu (the Pescadores), Taiwan
Rural Villages (村)22[1][2]
Government
 • Mayor (鄉長)Cheng-Chieh Wu (吳政杰)
Area
 • Total33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total14,280
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Websitewww.huxi.gov.tw (in Chinese),
www.huxi.gov.tw/en (in Chinese)

History

Huxi Township was administered as Kosei Village (湖西庄) during the Japanese era. From 1920 to 1926, the village was under Hōko District, Takao Prefecture. In 1926, the Pescadores was transferred to Hōko Prefecture; the village transferred to Makō Subprefecture (馬公支廳).

Geography
Map including Huxi (labeled as Ōsai) (1944)
Map including Huxi (labeled as Hu-hsi (Ōsai) 湖西) (1950)

Huxi Township includes ten minor islands.[5] There are many villages in the township. Among them, Guoye village is famous for its sunrise since it is at the most eastern corner of Penghu main island. Beiliao village is considered as a beautiful place with both sea views and a hill.

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

Huxi Township is divided into 22 rural villages:[1][6][7]

Mayors
  • Appointed mayors[8]
  1. Kao Chen-Kun (高振坤)
  • Elected mayors
  1. Kao Chen-Kun (高振坤)
  2. Chen Chien (陳鑑)
  3. Wu Tan-Shih (吳胆石)
  4. Hsu Shih-Liu (許石柳)
  5. Chen Tung-Chen (陳東震)
  6. Li Chun-Chi (李春氣)
  7. Wu Ming-Hao (吳明浩)
  8. Hung Fu-Chih (洪福至)
  9. Chen Chen-Chung (陳振中)
  10. Cheng-Chieh Wu[9] (吳政杰)

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions
  • Lintou Park

Notable natives

References
  1. 轄區範圍. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019. 湖西鄉區劃22村 湖西村、湖東村、南寮村、北寮村、白坑村、青螺村、紅羅村、西溪村、沙港村、成功村、東石村、鼎灣村、中西村、潭邊村、許家村、城北村、太武村、隘門村、林投村、尖山村、龍門村、果葉村
  2. 人口分佈 (in Chinese). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019. 湖西鄉人口成長分析{...}村數 22{...}人口統計 14,280
  3. 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. (in Chinese) Accessed at Taiwan Geographic Names Information System website Archived 2013-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (in English). Ministry of the Interior. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. "Entry #35346". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  5. 轄區特性. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019. 湖西鄉所屬 10 個小島
  6. "TEL". Huxi Township Hall Penghu County. Retrieved 9 November 2019. Title{...}Huxi Village Office Hudong Village Office Qingluo Village Office Baikeng Village Office Nanliao Village Office Beiliao Village Office Hongluo Village Office Xixi Village Office Chenggong Village Office Dongshih Village Office Sagang Village Office Zhongxi Village Office Dingwan Village Office Tanbian Village Office Xujia Village Office Chengbei Village Office Taiwu Village Office Emen Village Office Lintou Village Office Jianshan Village Office Guoye Village Office Longmen Village Office
  7. "2018 Local Elections". Central Election Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Huxi Vil. Hutung Vil. Jingluo [sic] Vil. Baikeng Vil. Nanliao Vil. Beiliao Vil. Hongluo Vil. Xixi Vil. Chenggong Vil. Tungshi Vil. Zhongxi Vil. Tanbian Vil. Dingwan Vil. Xujia Vil. Shagang Vil. Chengbei Vil. Taiwu Vil. Aimen Vil. Lintou Vil. Jianshan Vil. Longmen Vil. Guoye Vil.
  8. 歷任鄉長. 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County (in Chinese). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019. 歷任 姓名 官派 高振坤 代表選第一屆 高振坤 代表選第二屆 高振坤 民選第一屆 高振坤 民選第二屆 陳鑑 民選第三屆 吳胆石 民選第四屆 吳胆石 民選第五屆 許石柳 民選第六屆 許石柳 民選第七屆 陳東震 民選第八屆 陳東震 民選第九屆 李春氣 民選第十屆 李春氣 民選第十一屆 吳明浩 民選第十二屆 吳明浩 民選第十三屆 洪福至 民選第十四屆 洪福至 民選第十五屆 陳振中 民選第十六屆 陳振中 民選第十七屆 吳政杰
  9. "Cheng-Chieh Wu". 澎湖縣政府湖西鄉公所 Huxi Township Hall, Penghu County. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Cheng-Chieh Wu
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