Lanyu's population is concentrated in six settlements scattered around the coast, known as Hung Tou, Yieh Yu, Lang Tao, Yeh Yin, Tung Ching and Yu Jen.
部落附近的海濱，停放著一艘艘頭尾高翹、造型特殊的獨木舟，舟面雕刻著紅、黑、白三色的原始圖案，線條細緻而繁複。