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 20,689 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:- Dayang Village
- Hodo / Hedou Village
- Kuanchien / Guangqian Village
- Guanyu Village, northernmost village; includes Cao Islet, Hou Islet, and other small islets
- Pushan Village
- Sanshan Village
- Wensha Village
- Siyuan / Xiyuan Village
Mayors
After World War II, mayors of the Jinsha Township were:- Mayors
- Chang Hsi-Hu
- Huang Ko-Tsun
- Lin Yen-Chueh
- Chang Jung-Chiang
- Mayors
- Chang Jung-Chiang
- Chang Hsi-Hu
- Mayors
- *District 1: Chang Jung-Chiang
- *District 2: Wang Tien-Chu, Chang Hsi-Hu
- *Unified district: Chang Jung-Chiang
- Chang Jung-Chiang
- Wu Shui-Chih
- Teng Chen-Kang, also mayor of Jinhu, Kinmen
- Hsieh Shui-I
- Yeh Te-Hui
- Chang Ying
- Chang Li-Min
- Fu Wen-Min
- Huang Sheng-Chien
- Chang Chun-Chuan
- Chen Chia-Chieh
- Huang Ching-Lan
- Huang I-Hsin
- Chen Kun-Ti
- Chen Chi-Te
- Wang Teng-Wei
- Chen Chi-Te
- Wang Teng-Wei
- Yang Chih-Pin
- Tsai Chi-Chao
- Wu Yu-Chia
Education
- Kinmen Campus of Ming Chuan University