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Liouciou Township

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The location of Liouciou in Pingtung County.

Liouciou Township[1] (Chinese: 琉球鄉; pinyin: Liúqiú Xiāng) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 12,956 and an area of 6.8018 square kilometres. The only Township of Pingtung that is not located on the Taiwan mainland, it belongs to Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area. Fishing is the major occupation of the island.

Education

Due to the limited population, the island does not have a high school, middle school graduates must study high school in Taiwan mainland.

Transportation

Ship is the only transportation to the island, it is 8-9 nautical mile away from the Taiwan mainland, about 25-30 minutes.

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