Magong (Penghu Island, Taiwan)

Magong (fka Makung) is a port city in China's Taiwan Province and the seat of Penghu County. The county includes the Penghu Islands (an archipelago of 90 islands) in Taiwan Strait (separating China from Taiwan in the South China Sea). Other cruise port cities in Taiwan include Kaohsiung, Keelung, Anping, Taichung, Hualien.

Magong City is Penghu's largest, with a population of over 60,000 (Penghu's total population is around 100,000). Penghu Islands are powered by Hujing Power Plant (on Table Island). On Magong Island are archipelago's airport (Penghu Airport, opened in 1977) and principal seaport (Magong Harbor) serving cargo vessels and passenger ships (ferries and cruise liners).