Fangshan, Pingtung

22°16′N 120°39′E

Fangshan Township 枋山鄉
Rural township
Fangshan Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	17 km^2 (7 sq mi)
Population  (February 2024)
• Total	5,005
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)

Provincial Highway 1

Fangshan Township (Chinese: 枋山鄉; pinyin: Fāngshān Xiāng) is a coastal rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Geography

Map including coastal areas of Fangshan (AMS, 1944)

• Population: 5,005 (February 2024)
• Area: 17.27 square kilometres (6.67 sq mi)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises the four villages of Fangshan, Fenggang, Jialu and Shanyu.

Economy

The township is famous for its Aiwen mangoes, which are exported to Asian countries.^[1]

Infrastructure

Submarine communication cables

Fangshan is one of the two cable landing points of Taiwan island (the other one is Toucheng). Four submarine communication cables, including C2C and SEA-ME-WE 3, connect here.

Tourist attractions

• Fangshan Post Office^[2]

Transportation

The township is served by Neishi Station and Jialu Station of the Taiwan Railways South-Link Line.

Notable natives

• Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan

References

1. "Natural resources". 12 August 2015.
2. "One-of-a-kind post office opens in Pingtung".

External links

• Fangshan Government website Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)