|
 The
Matsu
Islands
or
less
frequently,
are
a
minor
archipelago
of
19
islands
and
islets
in
the
Taiwan
Strait
administered
as
Lienchiang
County
Fujian
Province
of
the
Republic
of
China
(ROC).
Not
all
of
what
is
historically
part
of
Lienchiang
county
is
under
the
control
of
the
ROC.
The
People's
Republic
of
China
controls
the
part
of
the
county
adjoining
the
mainland
and
has
a
separate
administration
for
that
jurisdiction,
Lianjiang
County,
which
claims
the
entire
archipelago
to
be
its
Mazu
Township.
They
are
named
after
the
goddess
Matsu.
Kinmen
is
the
other
archipelago
on
the
Fujian
coast
controlled
by
the
ROC.
Lienchiang
County
(of
the
Taiwan)
is
currently
divided
into
four
townships:
•
Nankan
Township
•
Beigan
Township
•
Chukuang
Township
•
Dongyin
Township
Altogether,
there
are
22
Lienchiang
villages,
which
are
further
divided
into
137
neighborhoods.
All
townships,
except
Chukuang,
are
named
after
the
largest
island
in
its
jurisdictional
area,
but
most
townships
also
include
other
islets. |
