Nantou City

Nantou City
Nantou City
南投市
Coordinates: 23°55′N 120°41′E / 23.917°N 120.683°E / 23.917; 120.683
Country  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region Central Taiwan
Government
 – Mayor Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華)
Area
 – Total 71.2063 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
Population (November 2007)
 – Total 105,682
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Website http://www.ntc.gov.tw/

Nantou City (Chinese: 南投市; pinyin: Nántóu shì; Wade–Giles: Nan-t'ou Shih; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-tâu-chhī) is located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan, Republic of China. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River[1] and is the seat of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City.[2] Its name is a transliteration of the Hoanya word Ramtau with the characters chosen to complement (Beitou), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal words.[3]

History

The Han Chinese began arriving in the area during the reign of Qianlong Emperor. Members of the Zhang clan from Zhangzhou as well as the Jian(), Lin and Xiao clans from Nanjing County in Zhangzhou were among the early settlers. A yamen was established in 1759 near the present Nantou Elementary School. In 1898, Nantou Commandery was organized. After the retrocession of Taiwan to the Republic of China, Nantou County was organized out of Taichung County in 1950, and, in October of the same year, Nantou Township was organized with the county government seated in it. On July 1, 1957, the Taiwan provincial government moved to Zhongxing New Village, making Nantou the location of the provincial government. In 1981, Nantou became a county-controlled city.[1] Due to its location along the Chelungpu Fault,[4] Nantou was strongly affected by the 1999 921 earthquake: 92 people died[5] and over 1000 buildings were damaged[6]

References


Coordinates: 23°55′N 120°41′E / 23.917°N 120.683°E / 23.917; 120.683

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