Xiyu Township is a rural township encompassing Xiyu/Hsiyu/Si Island/Hsi Island, also known as Fisher Island, Yuweng or Pescadores Island, which is among the three major islands of the Penghu County, Taiwan. It has a population of 8,301 and an area of 18.7148 square kilometres.
Columnar basalt on Xiyu island
Townships are the third-level administrative subdivisions of counties of the Republic of China (Taiwan), along with county-administered cities. After World War II, the townships were established from the following conversions on the Japanese administrative divisions:
Su'ao, an urban township in Yilan County.
Kanding, a rural township in Pingtung County.
Jianshi, a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County.