Madou District

Madou District is a district of about 43,071 residents in special municipality, . It owes its name to the Siraya language word Mattau. Mattau was one of the four core Sirayan villages during much of Taiwan's colonial history and figured heavily in the formation of colonial policy in Dutch Formosa.
  • Town with 44,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • Description: A district in Tainan City, Taiwan
  • Also known as
    “Mà-theu”
    “Ma-tou”
    “Ma-tou-chen”
    “Madou”
    “Matō”
    “Mattau”
    “Mattauw”
    “Moâ-tāu”
    “Muâ-tāu”
    “Toukapta”
    “蔴荳社”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Tseng-Wen Home Economics and Commerce Vocational High School and Madou Sanyuan Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xiaying District and Anding District.
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Madou District

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Latitude
23.18172° or 23° 10′ 54″ north
Longitude
120.24821° or 120° 14′ 54″ east
Open location code
7QM256JX+M7
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Madou District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Madou Zhen”
  • Chinese: “蔴荳”
  • Chinese: “麻豆”
  • Chinese: “麻豆区”
  • Chinese: “麻豆區”
  • Chinese: “麻豆鎮”
  • Dutch: “Madou”
  • Dutch: “Mandauw”
  • Dutch: “Matau, Mataw”
  • Dutch: “Mathau”
  • Dutch: “Mattauw”
  • Dutch: “Matthau”
  • Dutch: “Mattouw”
  • French: “district de Madou”
  • French: “District de Madou”
  • German: “Madou”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Mà-theu-khî”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Mà-theu-tsṳ́n”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Madou”
  • Japanese: “Matō”
  • Japanese: “麻豆”
  • Japanese: “麻豆区”
  • Japanese: “麻豆鎮”
  • Korean: “마더우 진”
  • Korean: “마더우구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Moâ-tāu-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Môa-tāu-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Moâ-tāu-tìn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Môa-tāu-tìn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Moâ-tāu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Môa-tāu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Muâ-tāu-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Muâ-tāu-tìn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Muâ-tāu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “麻豆”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “麻豆區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “麻豆鎮”
  • Russian: “Мадоу”
  • Vietnamese: “Ma Đậu”
  • Yue Chinese: “麻豆區”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include 台南市麻豆地政事務所 and 麻豆分局.

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