23°34′N 120°21′E / 23.56°N 120.35°E
Xingang Township
新港鄉 Singang, Sinkang | |
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Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
Area | |
• Total | 66.05 km2 (25.50 sq mi) |
Population (May 2022) | |
• Total | 30,543 |
Xingang Township or Singang Township (Chinese: 新港鄉; pinyin: Xīngǎng Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan.[1]
It has a population of 30,543 and an area of 66.05 square kilometres (25.50 sq mi).[2]
The township comprises 22 villages: Anhe, Bantou, Beilun, Beizi, Caigong, Datan, Daxing, Fude, Gonghe, Gonghou, Gongqian, Gumin, Haiying, Nangang, Nanlun, Sanjian, Tanda, Xibei, Xizhuang, Yuemei, Yuetan, Zhongyang and Zhongzhuang.
Originally a local temple to goddess Mazu, the Xingang Mazu Temple emerged in the 21st century as a temple of regional and even national significance. It organizes annual "inspection-tour" processions through southern Taiwan and pilgrimages to Mazu temples in Mainland China, where it has opened a branch Mazu temple in Yongchun.[3]