Jinsha, Kinmen


Jinsha Township is an urban township in the north-eastern corner of Greater Kinmen Island, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China. It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China.

Geography

Jinsha has a population of 19,465 and an area of. The township is the second largest by area of the six townships of Kinmen County. The township includes Cao Islet, Hou Islet, and other small islets.
At low tide, the coast near Mashan in northern Jinsha is from Jiaoyu, an island originally part of Kinmen County in Dadeng Subdistrict, Xiang'an District, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China. Rock-filled waters make passage between the two areas difficult.

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

Jinsha Township is divided into eight urban villages:
After World War II, mayors of the Jinsha Township were:
  1. Chang Hsi-Hu
  2. Huang Ko-Tsun
  3. Lin Yen-Chueh
  4. Chang Jung-Chiang
  1. Chang Jung-Chiang
  2. Chang Hsi-Hu
Since 1953, the Jinsha Township has been lead by a mayor .
  1. Chang Jung-Chiang
  2. Wu Shui-Chih
  3. Teng Chen-Kang , also mayor of Jinhu, Kinmen
  4. Hsieh Shui-I
  5. Yeh Te-Hui
  6. Chang Ying
  7. Chang Li-Min
  8. Fu Wen-Min
  9. Huang Sheng-Chien
  10. Chang Chun-Chuan
  11. Chen Chia-Chieh
  12. Huang Ching-Lan
  13. Huang I-Hsin
  14. Chen Kun-Ti
  15. Chen Chi-Te
  16. Wang Teng-Wei
  17. Chen Chi-Te
  18. Wang Teng-Wei
  19. Yang Chih-Pin
  20. Tsai Chi-Chao
  21. Wu Yu-Chia

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