Majia

Majia Township is a mountain indigenous township in , . The area is known as Makazayazaya in the Paiwan language, and the Taiwanese mountain pitviper is named after it. The main population is the indigenous Paiwan people.
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  • Type: Town with 6,770 residents
  • Description: A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Liang-shan”, “Mã Gia, Bình Đông”, “Ma-chia”, “Ma-chia-she”, “Machia”, “Macia gu”, “Majia Township”, “Majia, Pingtung”, “Majya”, “Makagu”, “瑪佳沙”, “瑪佳沙鄉”, “瑪卡札亞札亞”, and “瑪家雜牙雜牙”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taiwu and Wutai.

Town
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Township is a mountain indigenous township in , . is situated 8 km south of Majia.

Town
Photo: kiwi3rd, CC BY 2.0.
Township is a mountain indigenous township in , . is situated 9 km northeast of Majia.

Majia

Latitude
22.67857° or 22° 40′ 43″ north
Longitude
120.6801° or 120° 40′ 48″ east
Population
6,770
Elevation
758 metres (2,487 feet)
Open location code
7QJ2MMHJ+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655795
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1672278
Wiki­data ID
Q707766
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Yue Chinese—“Majia” goes by many names.
  • Amis: “Majia”
  • Atayal: “Majia”
  • Chinese: “玛家乡”
  • Chinese: “瑪家”
  • Chinese: “瑪家鄉”
  • German: “Majia”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Mâ-kâ-hiông”
  • Japanese: “瑪家郷”
  • Korean: “마자향”
  • Ladin: “Majia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Má-ka-hiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “瑪家郷”
  • Paiwan: “Macia”
  • Paiwan: “Majia”
  • Russian: “Мацзя”
  • Saisiyat: “Majia”
  • Sakizaya: “Makazayazaya”
  • Taroko: “Majia”
  • Vietnamese: “Mã Gia”
  • Yue Chinese: “瑪家鄉”
  • “瑪家郷”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bailu and Majia (Makazayazaya).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Majia Sabbath Church and Majia Christian Church.

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