Donggang, Pingtung
Urban township in Pingtung County, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donggang Township or Tungkang Township (Chinese: 東港鎭) is an urban township in west-central Pingtung County, Taiwan. Located on Taiwan's western coastline, along the Taiwan Strait, it has one of Taiwan's largest fishing harbors. Dapeng Bay with its national scenic area is just south of Donggang.
Quick Facts Tōkō; Tungkiang, Location ...
Donggang Township
東港鎮 Tōkō; Tungkiang | |
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Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Population (February 2024) | |
• Total | 45,972 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
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Quick Facts Dongang Township, Traditional Chinese ...
Dongang Township | |
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Traditional Chinese | 東港鎮 |
Literal meaning | East port township |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dōnggǎng Zhèn |
Wade–Giles | Tung1-Kang3 Chen4 |
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Tûng-kóng-tsṳ́n |
Hokkien POJ | Tang-káng-tìn |
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The town also hosts Donglong Temple (東隆宮; Dōnglóng gōng), which is dedicated to "Lord Wen" (溫王爺; Wēn wángyé, the word Wen is pronounced the same as "plague" in Chinese) and is known for its triannual ceremony of "burning lord's boat" (burning plague boat).