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Magong 馬公市Makō, Makung
County-administered city
Seal
Magong City in Penghu County
MagongLocation in the Republic of China
Coordinates: 23°34′N 119°35′E / 23.567°N 119.583°E / 23.567; 119.583
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province (streamlined)
County	Penghu
Government
• Mayor (市長)	Huang Jian-jhong
Area
• Total	33.9918 km (13.1243 sq mi)
Population
• Total	63,745
• Density	1,900/km (4,900/sq mi)
Website	www.mkcity.gov.tw

Magong (POJ: Má-keng) is a county-administered city and seat of Penghu County, Taiwan. Magong City is located on Penghu's main island.

Name

The settlement's temple honoring the Chinese Goddess Mazu, the deified form of Lin Moniang from medieval Fujian Province, 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; lit. 'Mazu'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 Tongyong Pinyin in 2002 and Hanyu Pinyin in 2009, leading to the romanization Magong.

History

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 rule of the Qing dynasty.

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 a county-administered city.

Administration

Magong City contains 33 municipal villages (里; lǐ):

(Romanizations are in Hanyu Pinyin)

• Fuxing (復興里)
• Chang'an (長安里)
• Zhongyang (中央里)
• Qiming (啟明里)
• Chongqing (重慶里)
• Zhongxing (中興里)
• Guangfu (光復里)
• Guangming (光明里)
• Guangrong (光榮里)
• Chaoyang (朝陽里)
• Yangming (陽明里)
• Chongguang (重光里)
• Xiwei (西衛里)
• Xiwen (西文里)
• Dongwen (東文里)
• Anshan (案山里)
• Guanghua (光華里)
• Qianliao (前寮里)
• Shiquan (石泉里)
• Caiyuan (菜園里)
• Dongwei (東衛里)
• Anzhe (安宅里)
• Xingren (興仁里)
• Wukan (烏崁里)
• Tiexian (鐵線里)
• Suogang (鎖港里)
• Shanshui (山水里)
• Wude (五德里)
• Jing'an (井垵里)
• Shili (時里奇)
• Fenggui (風櫃里)
• Hujing (虎井里) centred on Hujing Islet (虎井嶼; Hóo-tsínn-sū)
• Tongpan (桶盤里) centred on Tongpan Island (桶盤嶼; Tháng-puânn-sū)

Government institutions

• Penghu County Council

Education

• National Penghu University of Science and Technology

Energy

The city is powered by the Hujing Power Plant located on Table Island.

Climate

Magong has a very warm humid subtropical climate under the Köppen system. Due to the maritime influence, diurnal temperature variation is very low, but in spite of being right on the boundary with the tropics and having 15 °C (59 °F) winter lows it falls short of being such a climate. This is courtesy of the influence of the cool Asian landmass and prevailing winds in winter. As a result, the coldest month just falls short of the 18 °C (64 °F) isotherm. In summer, Magong receives monsoonal rainfall with moderated but hot temperatures. While afternoons most often stay in the low 30's Celsius, nights remain above 25 °C (77 °F) for several months. It is drier than many mainland areas of Taiwan, although it still frequently is cloudy.

Tourist attractions

• Central Street
• Chang Yu-sheng Memorial Museum
• Erdai Art Hall
• Fenggui Cave
• Fengguiwei Fort
• First Guesthouse
• Four-eyed Well
• Jinguitou Fortress
• Magong Beiji Temple
• Magong Old City Wall
• Mazu Temple
• Ocean Resources Museum
• Penghu Living Museum
• Penghu Reclamation Hall
• Pier 3
• Shigong Temple
• Suogang Fishing Port

Transportation

Penghu Airport operates domestic flights and Magong Harbor hosts ferry connections to Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi and Kinmen.

Notable natives

• Chang Yu-sheng, former singer, composer and producer
• Pan An-bang, former singer, TV presenter and actor
• Tsai Chih-chan, poet and educator

References

1. "History". Magong City Office. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
2. 里鄰介紹. 澎湖縣馬公市公所 Magong City Office, Penghu County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
3. "Monthly Mean". Central Weather Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
4. "氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
5. "氣象站各月份最高氣溫統計(續)" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
6. "氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
7. "氣象站各月份最低氣溫統計(續)" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

External links

• Geographic data related to Magong at OpenStreetMap

v t e Administrative divisions of outlying islands of Taiwan
Kaohsiung	Cijin (Dongsha Islands and Taiping Island)
Kinmen	Jincheng Jinhu Jinsha Jinning Lieyu Wuqiu
Lienchiang	Nangan Beigan Dongyin Juguang
Penghu	Magong Baisha Huxi Cimei Xiyu Wangan
Pingtung	Liuqiu Island
Taitung	Orchid Island Green Island
Yilan	Toucheng (Guishan Island and Diaoyutai Islands)
Lienchiang County commonly known as Matsu. Diaoyutai Islands are controlled by Japan, (called Senkaku Islands). Seat of the outlying islands' counties

• County-administered cities of Taiwan
• Populated places in Penghu County