On July 1, 1953, Canghu Township (滄湖鎮) was renamed Jinhu Township (金湖鄉), a rural township. In December 1957, Jinhu was changed back into an urban township.[4]
In 1959, Jinqiong Township (金瓊鄉) was created from the two villages Zhengyi and Qionglin. On September 16, 1965, Jinqiong Township was disbanded and the major part of the two villages returned to Jinhu Township.[4]
Geography
Map including the Jinhu Township area (1954)
It has a population of 30,826 (February 2023) and an area of 41.6960 km2 (16.0989 sq mi). The township includes Dongding Island, Beiding Island,[5] and other small islets.
^行政面積. 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019. 行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{...}金湖鎮 41.6960{...}東碇 0.0160 北碇 0.0800
^105年04月份人口統計. 金門縣金湖鎮戶政事務所 Jinhu Township Household Registration Office, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). April 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2019. 9020030 金湖鎮 計 28427
^ ab金湖鎮概況. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^金門縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019. 地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 金湖鎮(01){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}東碇 0257 調整 北碇 0258
^"About the village". Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County. Retrieved 5 September 2019. Sinshi Village Shanwai Village Jhengyi Village Sihu Village Lienan Village Cyonglin Village Liaoluo Village Sinhu Village
^村里簡介. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2019. 新市里 山外里 溪湖里 蓮庵里 料羅里 瓊林里 正義里 新湖里
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