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Beigang Township 北港鎮 Hokkō | |
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 Street leading to Chaotian Temple | |
 Beigang Township in Yunlin County | |
  Beigang Township 北港鎮 | |
| Coordinates:23°34′N120°18′E / 23.567°N 120.300°E /23.567; 120.300 | |
| Location | Yunlin County,Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 37,763 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Beigang, Yunlin | |||||||||||
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| Chinese | 北港 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Port | ||||||||||
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Beigang,Hokkō orPeikang is anurban township inYunlin County,Taiwan. It is primarily known for itsChaotian Temple, one of the most prominentTemples ofMazu on Taiwan.[2] It has a population of 37,763 as of February 2023.[3]
TheBeigang River borders the town on the east and south.
During theDutch era,Ponkan (Chinese:笨港;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Pùn-káng) was an important coastal castle.[4] In 1621,Pedro Yan Shiqi (顏思齊) fromZhangzhou,Fujian and his forces occupied Ponkan (modern-day Beigang) and started to develop Tsulosan (諸羅山; today'sChiayi City), which grew to become the capital ofTsulo County in 1704.
The township comprises 28 villages: Caohu, Dabei, Datong, Fupan, Fuzhao, Gongguan, Gongrong, Gouzao, Guangfu, Guangmin, Haoshou, Hougou, Huasheng, Liucuo, Nanan, Pangou, Renan, Renhe, Shuipu, Shujiao, Sifu, Tunghua, Tungyang, Xincuo, Xinjie, Xishi, Yimin and Zhonghe.
TheChina Medical University has a branch in Beigang.
Beigang is only a short drive (approximately fifteen minutes by car) fromNational Chung Cheng University, one of Taiwan's foremost research universities.
| Climate data for Beigang, Yunlin (2016–2023 normals, extremes 2016–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 32.1 (89.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 28.0 (82.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.8 (74.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 4.7 (40.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 33.4 (1.31) | 22.8 (0.90) | 52.5 (2.07) | 67.4 (2.65) | 140.6 (5.54) | 284.5 (11.20) | 138.7 (5.46) | 280.7 (11.05) | 91.8 (3.61) | 19.7 (0.78) | 11.6 (0.46) | 31.1 (1.22) | 1,174.8 (46.25) |
| Average precipitation days | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 81.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 81.3 | 80.6 | 79.3 | 79.0 | 81.9 | 82.5 | 80.5 | 83.2 | 79.4 | 78.3 | 80.1 | 78.5 | 80.4 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation days and humidity 2015–2024)[7] | |||||||||||||
字詞 【北港鎮】 注音 ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣˋ 漢語拼音 běi gǎng zhèn
