Nantou City

Nantou
南投市
Nantō
Nantou City
Official seal of Nantou
Coordinates: 23°55′N 120°41′E / 23.917°N 120.683°E / 23.917; 120.683
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
ProvinceTaiwan Province
CountyNantou County
Government
 • MayorSung Huai-lin
Area
 • Total71.2063 km2 (27.4929 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total97,504
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Websitehttp://www.ntc.gov.tw/
Nantou City
Chinese南投
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNántóu Shì
Bopomofoㄋㄢˊ   ㄊㄡˊ   ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhNantour Shyh
Wade–GilesNan²-tʻou² Shih⁴
Tongyong PinyinNántóu Shìh
MPS2Nántóu Shr̀
IPA[nǎn.tʰǒʊ ʂɻ̩̂]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳNàm-thèu-sṳ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLâm-tâu-chhī
Tâi-lôLâm-tâu-tshī
Nantou County Council

Nantou City (Mandarin Pīnyīn: Nántóu Shì; Hokkien POJ: Lâm-tâu-chhī) is a county-administered city located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River[1] and is the county seat of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City.[2] Its name is a transliteration of the Hoanya word Ramtau with its first character (; "south") chosen to complement that of Beitou's (; "north"), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal names.[3]

  1. ^ 南投市簡介 [Brief introduction to Nantou city] (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  2. ^ "Freeway No. 3". Retrieved 2007-06-05.
  3. ^ 地名解說集錦 [Collection of the best place name explanations] (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2007-02-09.[permanent dead link]