Makung

Makung or Magong is a city of 60,000 people city in the offshore Islands of . It is the only city on the islands. The city has many historical sites tracing back to the Ming Dynasty.
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  • Type: City with 61,700 residents
  • Description: A county-administered city in Penghu County, Taiwan
  • Also known as: Má-keng”, “Má-king”, “Magong”, “Magong City”, “Magung”, and “Mako
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penghu County Council and Penghu Hospital, MOHW.

Government office
The is the elected county council of , Republic of China. The council composes of 19 councilors lastly elected through the 2022 Republic of China local election on 26 November 2022.

Makung

Latitude
23.5664° or 23° 33′ 59″ north
Longitude
119.5785° or 119° 34′ 43″ east
Population
61,700
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
IATA airport code
MZG
United Nations Location Code
TW MZG
Open location code
7PMXHH8H+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60655645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1672228
Wiki­data ID
Q701428
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Makung” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ماغونغ
  • Catalan: Magong
  • Catalan: Makung
  • Cebuano: Magong Shi
  • Chinese: Má-keng-chhī
  • Chinese: Mǎgōng Shì
  • Chinese: 天后澳
  • Chinese: 天妃宮
  • Chinese: 娘娘宮
  • Chinese: 娘媽宮
  • Chinese: 娘宮
  • Chinese: 媽宮
  • Chinese: 媽澳
  • Chinese: 媽祖台
  • Chinese: 媽祖宮
  • Chinese: 孃宮嶼
  • Chinese: 東西澳
  • Chinese: 東西衛
  • Chinese: 東西衛澳
  • Chinese: 祖媽宮
  • Chinese: 馬公
  • Chinese: 馬公市
  • Chinese: 馬公鎮
  • Chinese: 馬宮
  • Chinese: 馬祖澳
  • Chinese: 马公市
  • Czech: Ma-kung
  • Czech: Magong
  • Dutch: Magong
  • Dutch: Mǎgong
  • Dutch: Makung
  • French: Magong
  • French: Makung
  • German: Magong
  • German: Makung
  • Hakka Chinese: Mâ-kûng-sṳ
  • Hausa: Magong (taiwan)
  • Hausa: Magong
  • Hebrew: מאגונג
  • Italian: Magong
  • Italian: Makung
  • Japanese: マコウ
  • Japanese: 馬公
  • Japanese: 馬公市
  • Korean: 마궁 시
  • Korean: 마궁
  • Korean: 마궁시
  • Ladin: Magong
  • Lithuanian: Magongas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Má-keng-chhī
  • Min Nan Chinese: Má-keng
  • Min Nan Chinese: Má-king-sū
  • Min Nan Chinese: Má-king-tshī
  • Min Nan Chinese: Má-king
  • Persian: ماگونگ
  • Pinyin: Mǎgōng
  • Polish: Magong
  • Polish: Makung
  • Russian: Магун
  • Slovenian: Magong
  • Spanish: Magong
  • Swedish: Magong
  • Turkish: Magong
  • Vietnamese: Mã Công
  • Wu Chinese: 马公
  • Yue Chinese: 馬公
  • Yue Chinese: 馬公市
  • 天后澳
  • 天妃宮
  • 娘娘宮
  • 娘媽宮
  • 娘宮
  • 媽宮
  • 媽宮嶼
  • 媽澳
  • 媽祖台
  • 媽祖宮
  • 孃宮嶼
  • 東西澳
  • 東西衛
  • 東西衛澳
  • 祖媽宮
  • 馬公
  • 馬公鎮
  • 馬宮
  • 馬祖澳

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