Jinsha, Kinmen

Jinsha 金沙鎮
Urban township
Jinsha Township in Kinmen County
Jinsha Location in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates: TW 24°28′52″N 118°25′41″E / 24.481109°N 118.427993°E / 24.481109; 118.427993Coordinates: TW 24°28′52″N 118°25′41″E / 24.481109°N 118.427993°E / 24.481109; 118.427993
Country	Republic of China
County	Kinmen
Area
• Total	41.19 km2 (15.90 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	19,465
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Jinsha Township

Jinsha Township (Chinese: 金沙鎮; pinyin: Jīnshā Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-soaⁿ-tìn; literally: "golden sands") is an urban township of Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China.

Geography

It has a population of 19,465 and an area of 41.19 km² (15.90 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

• Dayang Village
• Hedou Village
• Guangqian Village
• Guanyu Village
• Pushan Village
• Sanshan Village
• Wensha Village
• Xiyuan Village

Education

• Kinmen Campus of Ming Chuan University^[1]

Tourist attractions

• Kinmen Folk Culture Village
• Mashan Broadcasting and Observation Station

See also

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• Kinmen
• List of islands of Taiwan

References

External links

• Jinsha Provincial Government website

Administrative divisions of outlying islands of Taiwan
Kaohsiung	Qijin (Pratas Islands and Taiping Island)
Kinmen	Jincheng3 Jinhu Jinsha Jinning Lieyu Wuqiu
Lienchiang1	Nangan3 Beigan Dongyin Juguang
Penghu	Magong3 Baisha Huxi Qimei Xiyu Wang'an
Pingtung	Liuqiu
Taitung	Lanyu Lüdao
Yilan	Toucheng (Guishan Island and Diaoyutai Islands2)
1 Lienchiang County commonly known as Matsu. 2Diaoyutai Islands are controlled by Japan, (called Senkaku Islands). 3Seat of the outlying islands' counties