Ligang
22°48′04.1″N 120°30′25.1″E / 22.801139°N 120.506972°E
Ligang Township 里港鄉 | |
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Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 69 km (27 sq mi) |
Population (February 2024) | |
• Total | 25,582 |
• Density | 370/km (960/sq mi) |
Ligang Township (Chinese: 里港鄉; pinyin: Lǐgǎng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Li-kang Hsiang) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The area is the site of the market town 阿里港 (A-li-kang).
History
Scottish Presbyterian missionary William Campbell visited 阿里港 (A-li-kang) in the mid-1870s.
Geography
It has a population total of 25,582 and an area of 68.92 square kilometres (26.61 sq mi)
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 14 villages: Chaocuo, Chunlin, Daping, Guojiang, Jiadong, Mili, Sanbu, Talou, Tiedian, Tuku, Yongchun, Yutian, Zaixing and Zhonghe.