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Makung (馬公 Pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China. Makung is on the western part of the main Pescadore island.


The earliest temple in Taiwan to the goddess Matsu is found on Makung. Makung is therefore also known as "Magong Ao" (馬宮澳 or originally, 媽宮澳), or "Matsu Palace Seaport". The character ma was changed from "mother" (媽) to its present form in 1920 under the Japanese Occupation. There had been proposal from the Executive Yuan to revert the character, but there was little support.


It contains a domestic Makung Airport.


Administration

Makung City contains 34 municipal villages (里 li):

(Tongyong Pinyin Romanizations are placed before Hanyu Pinyin)
  • Chang-an (長安里 Chang'an)
  • Fusing (復興里 Fuxing)
  • Sinfu (新復里 Xinfu)
  • Jhongyang (中央里 Zhongyang)
  • Ciming (啟明里 Qiming)
  • Chongcing (重慶里 Chongqing)
  • Guangfu (光復里 Guangfu)
  • Jhongsing (中興里 Zhongxing)
  • Guangming (光明里 Guangming)
  • Guangrong (光榮里 Guangrong)
  • Chongguang (重光里 Chongguang)
  • Siwei (西衛里 Xiwei)
  • Chaoyang (朝陽里 Chaoyang)
  • Yangming (陽明里 Yangming)
  • Siwun (西文里 Xiwen)
  • Dongwun (東文里 Dongwen)
  • Anshan (案山里 Anshan)
  • Guanghua (光華里 Guanghua)
  • Cianliao (前寮里 Qianliao)
  • Shihcyuan (石泉里 Shiquan)
  • Caiyuan (菜園里 Caiyuan)
  • Dongwei (東衛里 Dongwei)
  • Anjhe (安宅里 Anzhe)
  • Wukan (烏崁里 Wūkǎn)
  • Singren (興仁里 Xingren)
  • Tiesian (鐵線里 Tiexian)
  • Suogang (鎖港里 Suogang)
  • Wude (五德里 Wude)
  • Shanshuei (山水里 Shanshui)
  • Jing-an (井垵里 Jīng'n)
  • Shihli (時裡里 Shili)
  • Fongguei (風櫃里 Fenggui)
  • Fujing (虎井里 Fujing)
  • Tongpan (桶盤里 Tongpan)

External links

  • Official site (http://www.mkcity.gov.tw/) (in Traditional Chinese)
  • Airport (http://www.mkport.gov.tw/)

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Makung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
Makung (Chinese: 馬公; pinyin: Mǎgōng; Wade-Giles: Ma-kung) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Republic of China.
Makung is on the western part of the main Pescadores island.
The earliest temple in the country to the goddess Matsu is found on Makung.
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