Baisha, Penghu

23°39′48.21″N 119°35′32.5″E

Baisha Township
白沙鄉
Pai-sha, Hakusa
Rural township
Lighthouse on Mudou Island in Baisha Township
Baisha Township in Penghu County
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
County Penghu
Rural Villages ()15
Government
  Mayor (鄉長)Wan-Fu Song (宋萬富)
Area
  Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
  Total10,048
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Postal code
884
Websitewww.baisha.gov.tw (in Chinese),
www.baisha.gov.tw/en (in English)
Wangan Township
Traditional Chinese白沙鄉

Baisha Township (Chinese: 白沙; pinyin: Báishā Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pe̍h-soa-hiong; "White sand") is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is located to the north of Penghu Main Island and linked to Siyu Island by the Penghu Trans-Oceanic Bridge, which at 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long is the longest of its kind in east Asia. The township has a population of 10,048.

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