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Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China, only 10 km east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also located 187 km west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwa…
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China, only 10 km east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also located 187 km west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait.
  • Seat: Jincheng (Chincheng, Kincheng)
  • Largest city: Jincheng
  • Country: Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Province: Fukien (nominal subdivision)
  • Townships Villages: 6 (3 urban, 3 rural) · 37 (24 urban, 13 rural)
  • Demonym: Kinmenese
  • Time zone: UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org