Magong
in Penghu of Taiwan, Taiwan

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
23.565 and 119.586 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 23° 33' 55" and E 119° 35' 10"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - TWD
Spoken languages:
Chinese, Chinese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:44 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Taipei
UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:56 am and 6:16 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-23.533 and -60.467 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pilcomayo
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Taiwan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Taiwan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Taiwan. Last Update: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Delve into Magong

Magong in Penghu (Taiwan) with it's 56,435 habitants is a town located in Taiwan about 160 mi (or 257 km) south-west of Taipei, the country's capital town.

Time in Magong is now 07:44 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Taipei with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 13 airports closer to Magong, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Taiwan is Makung Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taibao, Xinying, Tainan, Jiayi Shi and Douliu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 51%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

29°C (83 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

28°C (82 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

30°C (87 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Four Points by Sheraton Penghu

Address
0,7 mi
NO.197 XIANDIAN ROAD PENGHU
880 Magong City,Penghu County
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Calamari Hostel

Address
1,4 mi
No. 75 Zhongshan Road
Magong
Taiwan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Windsurfing in Taiwan 2008

Published: June 06, 2009
Length: 07:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ShaoVladsurfer

Russian windsurfers in Penghu. Виндсерфинг. Владивостокские серферы на Пескадорских островах. Тайвань 2008. Клип на песню...


新年新希望-蔡秉憲

Published: December 07, 2012
Length: 27:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 蔡秉憲

澎湖縣中山國小四年1班─新年新希望20121207.wmv.


TPE_Bird's View of PengHu Islands taipei

Published: December 08, 2006
Length: 39:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jd wu

Bird's View of PengHu Islands taipei In Flight 空中鳥瞰 澎湖群島.


Tai泰 澎湖,中華路新光人壽拍馬公市。(2010-05-25)

Published: May 27, 2010
Length: 00:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 阿泰

澎湖,中華路新光人壽拍馬公市。


Lightning on Penghu Island Taiwan 澎湖島的閃電

Published: May 07, 2012
Length: 13:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Stephen Coleman

I got to watch a cool light show as I lay in bed in my hotel room in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. April 29, 2012. NOTE: There is no sound.


実用視聴華語 第二課

Published: July 27, 2008
Length: 53:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: masahiro55

PRACTICAL AUDIO-VISUAL CHINESE 1 LESSON 2 台湾の中国語のテキスト、『實用視聽華語』付属のVCDより。 第二課早,您早對話1 趙小姐:張先生,您早。...


Magong harbour Boats

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 46:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: drjp81

Some boats arriving in Magong harbour.


玄武岩的故事 ; The story of Penghu basalt

Published: November 08, 2008
Length: 34:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: etcmis

澎湖玄武岩之美介紹玄武岩的故事中文版澎湖縣政府旅遊局企劃製作http://www.penghu.gov.tw 尖端公司製作出版:2008.7 版權歸屬:澎湖縣政府上傳製...


澎湖馬拉松

Published: November 15, 2007
Length: 38:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Steven Ho

2007澎湖國際華人馬拉松於2007.11.18舉行全程馬拉松從觀音亭起跑,至跨海大橋折返,終點亦在西瀛勝境。


Ocean hotel view in Magong

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 46:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: drjp81

A quick look at our hotel room and view in Penghu.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Penghu

The Penghu Islands, also known as Pescadores are an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait consisting of 64 small islands and islets covering an area of 141 square kilometers. The whole archipelago forms Penghu County of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China.

Located at 23.5833, 119.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Islands of Taiwan, Penghu County, Counties of Taiwan

Japanese cruiser Matsushima

Japanese cruiser Matsushima was a Matsushima-class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like its sister ships, her name comes from one of the traditional Three Views of Japan, in this case, the Matsushima archipelago near Sendai in Miyagi prefecture.

Located at 23.5333, 119.567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Matsushima-class cruisers, Ships built in France, 1890 ships, Victorian-era naval ships of Japan, First Sino-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, Maritime incidents in 1908, Shipwrecks of Taiwan, Noncombat internal explosions on warships

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Magong.

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Magong.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
P'eng-hu-hsien, P'eng-hu, Magong, MZG, Магун, 馬公