Daqiu Island
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Daqiu Island[4][5] (Ta Chiu[6]/Tachiu[7]) (Chinese: 大坵島; pinyin: Dàqiū Dǎo; Wade–Giles: Ta4-chʻiu1 Tao3; Foochow Romanized: Duâi-kiŭ-dō̤) is an island in the East China Sea, part of Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan).[7][8][9] The island has been uninhabited; it is open to the public.[10][11] The smaller Xiaoqiu Island[4] (小坵島) is located to the northeast of Daqiu Island.
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Geography | |
Location | north of Beigan Island, Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Coordinates | 26°14′49″N 120°00′02″E |
Area | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)[1][2] |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
Province | Fujian (streamlined) |
County | Lienchiang (the Matsu Islands) |
Rural Township | Beigan |
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Population | 1 (2018)[3] |
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In October 2020, a bridge between Daqiu Island and Beigan Island was under construction.[12]