Hujing Island
Native name: | |
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Hujing Island | |
Hujing Island in Magong City, Penghu County | |
| Geography | |
| Location | southwestern Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Coordinates | 23°29′23″N 119°31′35″E / 23.489747°N 119.526358°E |
| Area | 1.9972 km2 (0.7711 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| Province | Taiwan (streamlined) |
| County | Penghu |
| County-administered city | Magong |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~100 (2017) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Hujing Island / Huching Island / Hujing Islet (Chinese: 虎井嶼; pinyin: Hǔjǐng Yǔ; Wade–Giles: Hu3-ching3 Yü3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-chéⁿ-sū) is an islet in Hujing Village (虎井里), Magong City, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. The island has also been known as Da'anshan (大案山) and the nearby Tongpan Island as Xiao'anshan (小案山).: 19 The southern part of the island is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer. Hujing Island is the seventh largest island in Penghu (the Pescadores). The island is 7 nmi (13 km) from Penghu Main Island. There are mountains on the eastern end (Dongshan) and western end (Sishan) of the island.
Ferries run three times a day between Magong on the main island of Penghu and Hujing Island. It takes about twenty minutes to reach Hujing Island from Penghu's main island by boat.