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Kinmen (Traditional Chinese: 金門, Simplified Chinese: 金门, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén, Tongyong Pinyin: Jinmén, Wade-Giles: Chin-men, POJ: Kim-mn̂g, also romanized Quemoy from coastal Min nan (in early Spanish romanization); literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate"), located at 24°26′N 118°20′E / 24.44°N 118.33°E , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government: Greater Kinmen (大金門), Lesser Kinmen (小金門), and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, Republic of China. The county is claimed as part of Fujian's Quanzhou Prefecture by the People's Republic of China. Some islands of other counties, such as Wuciou, were transferred to the jurisdiction of Kinmen County by the ROC government following its retreat to Taiwan. Matsu is the other set of islands on the Fujian coast controlled by the ROC.Many of the county's inhabitants speak the the Southern Min language (Hokkien). Due to their previous political isolation, most residents will say they speak "Kinmenese", as opposed to "Taiwanese" as it is commonly called in Taiwan, though the two dialects are mutually intelligible. It is geographically very near Xiamen, no more than 2 kilometers.
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