| Nantou | |
| Official Name: | Nantou City |
| Other Name: | Nantō |
| Settlement Type: | County-administered city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Taiwan Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nantou County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sung Huai-lin |
| Area Total Km2: | 71.2063 |
| Population As Of: | February 2023 |
| Population Total: | 97504 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 23.9167°N 161°W |
| Website: | http://www.ntc.gov.tw/ |
| Hp: | Nántóu Shì |
| Bpmf: | ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˋ |
| Gr: | Nantour Shyh |
| W: | Nan²-tʻou² Shih⁴ |
| Tp: | Nántóu Shìh |
| Mps: | Nántóu Shr̀ |
| Phfs: | Nàm-thèu-sṳ |
| Poj: | Lâm-tâu-chhī |
| Tl: | Lâm-tâu-tshī |
| Showflag: | ppoj |
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 (Chinese: {{linktext|南; "south") chosen to complement that of Beitou's (Chinese: {{linktext|北; "north"), a district in Taipei, even though there is no relation between the aboriginal names.[3]
The Han Chinese began arriving in the area during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty. Members of the Zhang clan from Zhangzhou as well as the Jian (Chinese: 簡), Lin and Xiao clans from Nanjing County in Zhangzhou were among the early settlers. A yamen was established in 1759 near the present Nantou Elementary School. In 1898, Nantou Commandery was organized.
In 1901, during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of was merged into Nanto Chō. In 1920, Nantō Town was governed under Nantō District, Taichū Prefecture.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Nantou County was organized out of Taichung County in 1950, and, in October of the same year, Nantou Township was organized with the county government seated in it. On 1 July 1957, the Taiwan Provincial Government moved to Zhongxing New Village, making Nantou the location of the provincial government. On 25 December 1981, Nantou became a county-administered city from the previous urban township. Due to its location along the Chelungpu Fault,[4] Nantou was strongly affected by the 1999 Jiji earthquake: 92 people died[5] and over 1,000 buildings were damaged[6]
Nantou City's economy is based on agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing.[7] In 1965, the Nangang Industrial Zone (南崗工業區) was built to balance regional economic and industrial development.[8]
Longquan, Kangshou, Sanmin, Renhe, Nantou, Zhangren, Chongwen, Sanxing, Sanhe, Jiaxing, Jiahe, Pinghe, Zhenxing, Qianqiu, Jungong, Tungshan, Yingnan, Yingbei, Neixing, Neixin, Guanghui, Guangrong, Guangming, Guanghua, Zhangxing, Zhanghe, Pingshan, Xinxing, Yongfeng, Fuxing, Fengshan, Yongxing, Fengming and Fushan Village.
A bus station in the city is the Nantou Bus Station operated by Changhua Bus.