Magong, Taiwan

Magong, Taiwan

Magong (Chinese: 馬公; pinyin: Mǎgōng) is the county seat of Penghu, in Taiwan Province, Taiwan (Republic of China). Magong is on the western part of the main Penghu Island.

The earliest temple in the country to the goddess Matsu is found on Magong. Magong is therefore also known as "Magong Ao" (馬宮澳 or originally, 媽宮澳), or "Matsu Palace Seaport". The first character of the name was changed from "mother" (媽, mā) to "horse" (馬, mǎ) in 1920 under the Japanese Occupation. There had been proposal from the Executive Yuan to revert the character, but there was little support.

Magong, known as Mako under Japanese rule, was a major base for the Imperial Japanese Navy and embarkation point for the invasion of the Philippines.

It contains a domestic Magong Airport.