Nantou City

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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 and is the seat of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City. Its name is a transliteration of the Hoanya word Ramtau with the characters 南投 chosen to complement 北投 (Beitou), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal words.