Wukongdong
in Taitung of Taiwan, Taiwan

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.079 and 121.513 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 4' 42" and E 121° 30' 46"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:50 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:14 am and 6:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.000 and -58.517 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Estancia Campo Sastre
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-05-13 08:03:22

Touring Wukongdong

Wukongdong in Taitung (Taiwan) is a town located in Taiwan about 205 mi (or 330 km) south of Taipei, the country's capital place.

Time in Wukongdong is now 06:50 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Wukongdong, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Taiwan is Lanyu Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taitung, Pingtung, Fengshan, Kaohsiung City and Itbayat. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F

Morning Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

24°C (75 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

28°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

27°C (80 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Diving vacation of Lanyu

Published: November 12, 2012
Length: 14:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Siang-Tai Syue


這裡是,蘭嶼 Pongso no Tao

Published: April 29, 2014
Length: 54:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 蘭嶼,蘭色大門。

你聽見海老人的吟唱了嗎? 讓心情隨風飛翔吧。 蘭嶼- 蘭色大門http://travel.lanyu.info.


Lanyu (蘭嶼, Orchid Island), Taiwan - July 2009

Published: August 04, 2009
Length: 24:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Han Y

10 mins of pictures of Lanyu, 蘭嶼, starting from Ivalino Village and going counter-clock direction. One of the most beautiful places I've been to.


Lanyu Island Roundtrip

Published: June 09, 2014
Length: 54:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JetSettingPair

The JetSetting Pair's trip around Lanyu, Taiwan put together from a weeks worth of footage.


2012.07 縮時攝影~蘭嶼之美~

Published: August 03, 2012
Length: 15:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 邱玟韶

於2012.07.07~09到蘭嶼時拍攝3天2夜的行程...花了7~8小時完成這約2分鐘的影片第一次嘗試縮時攝影影片的製作...真是累人與大家分享.


3. Lanyu

Published: November 17, 2010
Length: 42:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: levilemontea

Lanyu (Pong So No Tao) a.k.a. "Orchid Island", Taiwan.


Lanyu Island 兰屿 SCUBA Diving

Published: June 02, 2014
Length: 06:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JetSettingPair

The jetsettingpair explore what Lanyu Island 兰屿 SCUBA diving has to offer.


Freediving In Taiwan at Orchid Island

Published: May 09, 2014
Length: 17:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Yi Huang

值得一潛再潛的美麗人之島.


蘭嶼拖釣.AVI

Published: July 09, 2010
Length: 40:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 周大可

蘭嶼- 拖釣中情形.


蘭嶼|Travel Log: Orchid Island 2018

Published: October 05, 2018
Length: 58:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Yu Xuan Lin

0:37 朗島秘境1:11 情人洞1:13 乳頭山1:30 母雞岩外礁1:45 玉女礁、五孔洞小沈船2:20 東清灣2:26 青青草原2:36 開元港藍洞3:19 蘭恩拱門3:35 椰油...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Orchid Island

Orchid Island is a 45 km² volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island and separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait. It is governed as Lanyu Township of Taitung County. The island is home to the Tao, an ethnic minority group who migrated to the island from the Batan Archipelago 800 years ago. The island is known to them as Ponso no Tao or Pongso no Tawo (island of the people) or Irala.

Located at 22.05, 121.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islands of Taiwan, Townships in Taitung County, Radioactive waste repositories


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wukongdong, 五孔洞, Wu-k’ung-tung