Ligang

22°48′04.1″N 120°30′25.1″E

Ligang Township 里港鄉
Rural township
Ligang Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population  (February 2024)
• Total	25,582
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)

Ligang Township Office

Ligang Township (Chinese: 里港鄉; pinyin: Lǐgǎng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Li³-kang³ Hsiang¹) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.^[1] The area is the site of the market town 阿里港 (A-li-kang).^[2]

History

Scottish Presbyterian missionary William Campbell visited 阿里港 (A-li-kang) in the mid-1870s.^[3]

Geography

It has a population total of 25,582 and an area of 68.92 square kilometres (26.61 sq mi)

Administrative divisions

Villages in Ligang Township

The township comprises 14 villages: Chaocuo, Chunlin, Daping, Guojiang, Jiadong, Mili, Sanbu, Talou, Tiedian, Tuku, Yongchun, Yutian, Zaixing and Zhonghe.