The picturesque island has a total land area of 18.7 square kilometers and a population of about 8,300. The island is home to 11 villages, and the economy is based on fishing, as it always has been.
風景名勝眾多的西嶼鄉，總面積為十八．七一四平方公里，人口約八千三百人，總計十一個村莊，古來以漁業為生。