Indigenous Area (Taiwan)

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Indigenous Areas (Chinese: 原住民族地區; pinyin: yuánzhùmínzú dìqū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goân-chū bîn-cho̍k tē-khu) are the designed administrative divisions in Taiwan with significant populations of the Taiwanese aborigines. These divisions are granted higher power in local autonomy in order to protect languages and cultures of the Taiwanese aborigines. Currently there are 55 such divisions.

History

1926 map of indigenous areas in Taiwan under Japanese rule.
Indigenous areas in Taiwan:
     Mountain indigenous areas
     Plains indigenous areas

List of indigenous areas

Special municipality
County		Mountain indigenous RuralUrbanCounty-
controlled city
DistrictTownship
New Taipei City1
Yilan County2
Taoyuan City1
Hsinchu County21
Miaoli County12
Taichung City1
Nantou County21
Chiayi County1
Kaohsiung City3
Pingtung County81
Taitung County5721
Hualien County3721
Total6241942
NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaFormosanTypeDivisionCommon languages
Nan'ao南澳鄉Lâm-òNàm-o Mountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
Datong大同鄉Tāi-tôngThai-thùng Mountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
Wulai烏來區U-laiVû-lòiUlayAtayal Mountain indigenous districtNew TaipeiAtayal
Fuxing復興區Hok-hengFu̍k-hînPyasanAtayal Mountain indigenous districtTaoyuanAtayal
Guanxi關西鎮Koan-seKûan-sî Urban townshipHsinchuAtayal
Jianshi尖石鄉Chiam-chio̍hTsiâm-sa̍k Mountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal
Wufeng五峰鄉Ngó͘-hongŃg-fûng Mountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal, Saisiyat
Nanzhuang南庄鄉Lâm-chngNàm-chông Rural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
Shitan獅潭鄉Sai-thâmSṳ̂-thàn Rural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
Tai'an泰安鄉Thài-anThai-ôn Mountain indigenous townshipMiaoliAtayal
Heping和平區Hô-pêngFò-phìn Mountain indigenous districtTaichungAtayal
Yuchi魚池鄉Hî-tîǸg-tshṳ̀ Rural townshipNantouThao
Xinyi信義鄉Sìn-gīSin-ngi Mountain indigenous townshipNantouBunun
Ren'ai仁愛鄉Jîn-àiYìn-oi Mountain indigenous townshipNantouAtayal, Bunun, Seediq
Alishan阿里山鄉A-lí-sanÂ-lî-sânPsoseonganaTsou Mountain indigenous townshipChiayiTsou
Namasia那瑪夏區NamasiaNamasiaNamasiaBunun, Kanakanabu Mountain indigenous districtKaohsiungBunun, Kanakanabu
Tauyuan桃源區Thô-goânThò-ngiènNganiBunun Mountain indigenous districtKaohsiungBunun, Saaroa
Maolin茂林區Bō͘-lîmMeu-lìmTeldrekaRukai Mountain indigenous districtKaohsiungRukai
Manzhou滿州鄉Bóan-chiuMân-chûManutsuruPaiwan Rural townshipPingtungPaiwan
Sandimen三地門鄉Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂gSâm-thi-mùnTimurPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan, Rukai
Wutai霧臺鄉Bū-tâiVu-thòiVedaiRukai Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungRukai
Majia瑪家鄉Má-kaMâ-kâMakazayazayaPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Taiwu泰武鄉Thài-búThai-vúKlaljucPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Laiyi來義鄉Lâi-gīLòi-ngiRaiPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Chunri春日鄉Chhun-ji̍tTshûn-ngitKasugaguPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Shizi獅子鄉Sai-chúSṳ̂-éSisiguPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Mudan牡丹鄉Bó͘-tanMéu-tânSinvaudjanPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Taitung City臺東市Tâi-tangThòi-tûngPusungAmis, Paiwan, Puyuma County-controlled cityTaitungAmis, Paiwan, Puyuma
Chenggong成功鎮Sêng-kongSṳ̀n-kûngMadawdawAmis Urban townshipTaitungAmis
Guanshan關山鎮Koan-sanKûan-sânLilongAmis Urban townshipTaitungAmis
Beinan卑南鄉Pi-lâmPî-nàmPuyumaAmis&Puyuma, PinangRukai Rural townshipTaitungAmis, Puyuma, Rukai
Dawu大武鄉Tāi-búThai-vúPalangoePaiwan Rural townshipTaitungPaiwan
Taimali太麻里鄉Thài-mâ-líThai-mà-lîTjavualjiAmis, Paiwan Rural townshipTaitungAmis, Paiwan
Changbin長濱鄉Tn̂g-pinTshòng-pînKakacawanAmis Rural townshipTaitungAmis
Donghe東河鄉Tong-hôTûng-hòFafukodAmis Rural townshipTaitungAmis
Luye鹿野鄉Lo̍k-iáLu̍k-yâ Rural townshipTaitungAmis
Chishang池上鄉Tî-siōngTshṳ̀-song Rural townshipTaitungAmis
Yanping延平鄉Iân-pêngYèn-phìnInpiingBunun Mountain indigenous townshipTaitungBunun
Haiduan海端鄉Hái-toaⁿHói-tônHaitutuanBunun Mountain indigenous townshipTaitungBunun
Daren達仁鄉Ta̍t-jînTha̍t-yìnTadrenPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipTaitungPaiwan
Jinfeng金峰鄉Kim-hongKîm-fûngKinzangPaiwan Mountain indigenous townshipTaitungPaiwan
Lanyu蘭嶼鄉Lân-sūLàn-yíPonso no TaoYami Mountain indigenous townshipTaitungYami
Hualien City花蓮市Hoa-liânFâ-liènKalinkoAmis, NabakuwanSakizaya County-controlled cityHualienAmis, Sakizaya, Truku
Fenglin鳳林鎮Hōng-lîmFung-lìmMarlimuAmis Urban townshipHualienAmis
Yuli玉里鎮Gio̍k-líNgiu̍k-lîPoskoAmis Urban townshipHualienAmis
Xincheng新城鄉Sin-siâⁿSîn-sàngSinjiyuTruku, TakidisAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis, Truku
Ji'an吉安鄉Kiat-anKit-ônCikasuanAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis, Truku
Shoufeng壽豐鄉Siū-hongSu-fûngCiamenganAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis
Guangfu光復鄉Kong-ho̍kKông-fu̍kFata'anAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis
Fengbin豐濱鄉Hong-pinFûng-pînFakonAmis, BakungKavalan Rural townshipHualienAmis, Kavalan
Ruisui瑞穗鄉Sūi-sūiLui-suiKohkohAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis
Fuli富里鄉Hù-líFu-lîKongpoAmis Rural townshipHualienAmis
Xiulin秀林鄉Siù-lîmSiu-lìmBsuringTruku Mountain indigenous townshipHualienTruku
Wanrong萬榮鄉Bān-êngVan-yùngMalibasiTruku Mountain indigenous townshipHualienTruku, Bunun
Zhuoxi卓溪鄉Toh-kheCho̍k-hâiTakkeiBunun Mountain indigenous townshipHualienBunun

See also

References

    • "55個原鄉列表". Council of Indigenous Peoples. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
    • "落實原住民族語言發展法，原住民族地區地方通行語公告了！". Council of Indigenous Peoples. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

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