Ligang

22°48′04.1″N 120°30′25.1″E / 22.801139°N 120.506972°E / 22.801139; 120.506972

Rural township
Ligang Township
里港鄉
Rural township
Ligang Township in Pingtung County
Ligang Township in Pingtung County
Map
LocationPingtung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2024)
 • Total25,582
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Ligang Township Office

Ligang Township (Chinese: 里港鄉; pinyin: Lǐgǎng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Li3-kang3 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.[1] The area is the site of the market town 阿里港 (A-li-kang).[2]

History

Scottish Presbyterian missionary William Campbell visited 阿里港 (A-li-kang) in the mid-1870s.[3]

Geography

It has a population total of 25,582 and an area of 68.92 square kilometres (26.61 sq mi)

Administrative divisions

Villages in Ligang Township

The township comprises 14 villages: Chaocuo, Chunlin, Daping, Guojiang, Jiadong, Mili, Sanbu, Talou, Tiedian, Tuku, Yongchun, Yutian, Zaixing and Zhonghe.

References

  1. ^ "里港鄉公所".
  2. ^ 臺灣歷史地圖 增訂版. [Taiwan Historical Maps, Expanded and Revised Edition]. Taipei: National Museum of Taiwan History. February 2018. p. 71. ISBN 978-986-05-5274-4. 阿里港 里港鄉
  3. ^ William Campbell (1915). "Sketches from Formosa". p. 24. Our next halting-place was in the market-town of A-li-kang, about twelve miles northward from Pi-thau. There we spent the Sabbath, and there our worthy Chinese colleague received a most hearty welcome from the brethren. He seemed to have great power in speaking to them at our forenoon service. I noticed the crowded audience sitting spell-bound under his long and stimulating discourse ; and no wonder, for the preacher displayed a remarkable fulness of knowledge regarding the beliefs, the customs, and the needs of the people before him. Whilst listening to him, one could not but feel the importance of having an educated native ministry in every part of China. Men like Pastor lap are able to adapt themselves in a way the missionary can never do, and to overcome difficulties which must always hamper any mere sojourner in the country. The afternoon meeting took the form of a Communion service, presided over by Mr. Ritchie. Between fifty and sixty adult members were present and partook of the sacred symbols. I had little effort in following the greater part of Mr. Ritchie's most suitable address ; and, altogether, the occasion was one to be remembered, a time when the presence of the Beloved Himself imparted new strength and melted the soul into gratitude and joy unspeakable.

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