{{Short description|Island in Baisha, Penghu, Taiwan}} '''Baisha Island''' ({{lang-zh|t=白沙島}}), covering an area of 13.8763 square kilometers,<ref>[https://xiyu.url.tw/1/06/06-161.htm 澎湖90島名稱及面積]</ref> is the largest island in Baisha Township of Penghu County,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://phcsp.tmc.ksu.edu.tw/application/record/baisha |title=澎湖縣各行政區域島嶼簡介- 白沙鄉島嶼 - 澎湖縣國土計畫 |access-date=2024-06-12 |archive-date=2020-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207212804/http://phcsp.tmc.ksu.edu.tw/application/record/baisha |url-status=dead }}</ref> Taiwan.<ref>[https://www.baisha.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=118 白沙鄉旅遊地圖]</ref> The terrain of the island slopes from the south to gradually flatten in the north.<ref>[https://www.baisha.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=11 白沙簡介 - 澎湖縣白沙鄉公所]</ref> It is separated from the offshore islands of Beihai and connected to Xiyu.<ref>[https://www.penghu.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=10042 西嶼鄉]</ref> The island produces Jiabao melons, Penghu loofahs,<ref>[https://www.penghu.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=10087&act=view&dataserno=201805200001&mserno=201111090001 白沙鄉瓜果節熱鬧登場推銷農漁特產]</ref> and Hami melons, earning it the nickname "the homeland of melons and fruits".<ref>[https://penghu.info/OBEC76CCB52E5877B509 白沙島]</ref>
The northern coast of the island is covered with fine sand composed of coral fragments, which have accumulated over a long period to form a large white sandy beach, thus giving it the name Baisha ("white sand") Island. According to the population statistics of Penghu County Civil Affairs Bureau, in April 2024, the island had a population of 10,084.<ref>[https://ris.penghu.gov.tw/baisha/home.jsp?id=10171 最新人口統計-白沙鄉戶政事務所]</ref>
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