Majia
Majia Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. 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.Photo: jamiweb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 6,770 residents
- Description: A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Liang-shan”, “Ma-chia”, “Ma-chia-she”, “Machia”, “Majia Township”, “Majia, Pingtung”, “Majya”, and “Makazayazaya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taiwu and Wutai.
Taiwu
Town
Photo: Peellden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taiwu Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population of 5,288 and an area of 118.63 square kilometres The main population is the indigenous Paiwan people. Taiwu is situated 8 km south of Majia.
Wutai
Town
Wutai Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 3,266 and an area of 278.80 square kilometres. Wutai is situated 9 km northeast of Majia.
Majia
- Categories: Mountain indigenous township and locality
- Location: Majia Village, Majia Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.67857° or 22° 40′ 43″ northLongitude
120.6801° or 120° 40′ 48″ eastPopulation
6,770Elevation
758 metres (2,487 feet)Open location code
7QJ2MMHJ+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 60655795OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1672278Wikidata ID
Q707766
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amis to Yue Chinese—“Majia” goes by many names.
- Amis: “Majia”
- Atayal: “Majia”
- Chinese: “Má-ka-hiong”
- Chinese: “玛家乡”
- Chinese: “瑪佳沙”
- Chinese: “瑪佳沙鄉”
- Chinese: “瑪卡札亞札亞”
- Chinese: “瑪家”
- Chinese: “瑪家郷”
- Chinese: “瑪家鄉”
- Chinese: “瑪家雜牙雜牙”
- German: “Majia”
- Hakka Chinese: “Mâ-kâ-hiông”
- Japanese: “瑪家”
- Japanese: “瑪家郷”
- Korean: “마자향”
- Ladin: “Majia”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Má-ka-hiong”
- Paiwan: “Macia gu”
- Paiwan: “Macia”
- Paiwan: “Majia”
- Paiwan: “Makagu”
- Paiwan: “Makazayazaya”
- Russian: “Мацзя”
- Saisiyat: “Majia”
- Sakizaya: “Makazayazaya”
- Taroko: “Majia”
- Vietnamese: “Mã Gia, Bình Đông”
- Vietnamese: “Mã Gia”
- Yue Chinese: “瑪家鄉”
- “瑪佳沙”
- “瑪佳沙鄉”
- “瑪卡札亞札亞”
- “瑪家”
- “瑪家郷”
- “瑪家雜牙雜牙”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Majia Sabbath Church and Majia Christian Church.
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