Nantou City ( Mandarin Pīnyīn: ''Nántóu Shì'';

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POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-chhī'') is a

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located in the northwest of

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...

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. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the

Maoluo River The Maoluo River () is a tributary of the Wu River (Dadu River) in Taiwan. It is the main tributary on the left bank of the Wu River. Originating from the Jialishan Range, it flows east of the Bagua Plateau through Nantou County, Changhua County, ...

and is the

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of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City. Its name is a

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of the

Hoanya The Hoanya () are a Taiwanese Aboriginal people who live primarily in Changhua County, Chiayi City, Nantou County, and near Tainan City. Their language, Hoanya, is now extinct. The Lloa people and Arikun people are generally considered to be a ...

word ''Ramtau'' with its first character (; "south") chosen to complement that of

Beitou Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Kipatauw'', meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and ...

's (; "north"), a district in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal names.

History

Qing Dynasty

The

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began arriving in the area during the reign of the

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. Members of the Zhang clan from

Zhangzhou Zhangzhou (), alternately romanized as Changchow, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and surrounding the prefect ...

as well as the Jian (),

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and Xiao clans from

Nanjing County Nanjing County () is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns: * Shancheng () - the cou ...

in Zhangzhou were among the early settlers. A

yamen A ''yamen'' (''ya-men''; ; Manchu: ''yamun'') was the administrative office or residence of a local bureaucrat or mandarin in imperial China. A ''yamen'' can also be any governmental office or body headed by a mandarin, at any level of gover ...

was established in 1759 near the present Nantou Elementary School. In 1898, Nantou

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was organized.

Empire of Japan

In 1901, during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of was merged into Nanto Chō. In 1920, Nantō Town was governed under Nantō District,

Taichū Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Japanese Taiwan. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taichung City, Changhua County and Nantou County. It is also the origin of the name of modern-day Taichung. The Taichū Prefecture was the scene ...

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945,

was organized out of

Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taich ...

in 1950, and, in October of the same year, Nantou

Township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...

was organized with the county government seated in it. On 1 July 1957, the Taiwan Provincial Government moved to

Zhongxing New Village Zhongxing New Village, sometimes rendered as Chunghsing New Village is an urban village located in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan (ROC) and was until 2018, when the Taiwan Provincial Government was abolished, was the seat of government of ...

, making Nantou the location of the provincial government. On 25 December 1981, Nantou became a

from the previous

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. Due to its location along the Chelungpu Fault, Nantou was strongly affected by the

1999 Jiji earthquake The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake) (), also known as the great earthquake of September 21 (), was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on Tuesday, 21 Se ...

: 92 people died and over 1,000 buildings were damaged

Economy

Nantou City's economy is based on agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing. In 1965, the Nangang Industrial Zone (南崗工業區) was built to balance regional economic and industrial development.

Administrative divisions

Longquan, Kangshou, Sanmin, Renhe, Nantou, Zhangren, Chongwen, Sanxing, Sanhe, Jiaxing, Jiahe, Pinghe, Zhenxing, Qianqiu, Jungong, Tungshan, Yingnan, Yingbei, Neixing, Neixin, Guanghui, Guangrong, Guangming, Guanghua, Zhangxing, Zhanghe, Pingshan, Xinxing, Yongfeng, Fuxing, Fengshan, Yongxing, Fengming and Fushan Village.

Government institutions

* Taiwan Provincial Government *

Nantou County Government The Nantou County Government () is the local government of Nantou County, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Oce ...

Nantou County Council The Nantou County Council (NTCC; ) is the elected county council of Nantou County, Republic of China. The council composes of 37 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. Organization Comm ...

Tourist attractions

Jufang Hall The Jufang Hall () is a historical building in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan. History The building was originally built in 1922 as Nantou District Produce Exhibition. In 1945 after World War II, the building was used to station troops and ...

Nantou County Culture Park The Nantou County Culture Park (NCCP; ) is a historical building in Nantou City, Nantou County, Taiwan. History The park's main building, County History Hall, was built in 1937 as the Wude Temple. The structure later served various purposes, ...

* Nantou Peitian Temple * Nantou Longquan Temple

Bus Stops

Nantou Bus Station, Changhua Bus 20110716

A bus station in the city is the Nantou Bus Station operated by Changhua Bus.

Notable natives

Chang Chun-hung Chang Chun-hung (; born 17 May 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. Political career Chang was a member of the Kuomintang until 1973, when he left to join the Tangwai movement and won his first political office, a seat on the Taipei City Council. ...

, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(1993-2005) *

Hsu Shu-hua Hsu Shu-hua (; born 15 October 1975) is a Taiwanese politician, serving as a legislator representing Nantou County as a Kuomintang (KMT) member. Another Taiwanese politician also named Hsu Shu-hua is a Taipei City Councilor, representing the ...

, Mayor of Nantou City (2006-2014) * Hung Jui-chen, tennis player *

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, model and actress

References

External links

Nantou City Government Website
* {{Authority control County-administered cities of Taiwan Populated places in Nantou County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages