County Penghu County Area 33.99 km² | Website www.mkcity.gov.tw Population 60,335 (Dec 2014) | |
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Country Republic of China (Taiwan) Province Taiwan Province (streamlined) Weather 19°C, Wind N at 19 km/h, 90% Humidity Points of interest Mazu Temple, Four‑eyed Well, Penghu Living Museum, Guanyin Pavilion Leisure P, Penghu National Scenic Ar | ||
Magong, formerly romanized as Makung, is a "county-controlled" city on the western part of Penghu Island in the Pescadores (Penghu Islands) in the Taiwan Strait. It is the seat of Penghu County, administered by the Republic of China on Taiwan.
Contents
- Map of Magong City Penghu County Taiwan 880
- Name
- Imperial China
- Imperial Japan
- Republic of China
- Administration
- Government institutions
- Education
- Tourist attractions
- Transportation
- Notable natives
- References
Map of Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan 880
Name
The settlement's temple honoring the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the deified form of the medieval Fujianese shamaness Lin Moniang, is usually accounted the oldest in all of Taiwan and Penghu. The town was originally named Makeng (Chinese: 媽宮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-keng; literally: "mother's palace") but was changed to Makō (馬公) during Japanese rule in 1920, and was the center of the Mako Guard District.
After 1945, the Wade-Giles romanization Makung was used. Taiwan officially adopted Hanyu Pinyin in 2009, leading to the romanization Magong.
Imperial China
The island's Mazu temple was erected in the late 16th or early 17th century. The city Magong'ao began to grow around 1887, during the Qing Empire's Guangxu Era.
Imperial Japan
Under Japanese rule, the settlement was renamed Makō and organized as a subprefecture of Hōko. The area was a major base of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was an embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War.
Republic of China
On 25 December 1981, Makung was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-controlled city.
Administration
Magong City contains 33 municipal villages (里 li):
(Romanizations are in Hanyu Pinyin)Government institutions
Education
Tourist attractions
Transportation
It contains the domestic Magong Airport and Magong Harbor.