Mudan, Pingtung

Coordinates: 22°9′33″N 120°48′56″E / 22.15917°N 120.81556°E / 22.15917; 120.81556

Mudan Township
牡丹鄉
Mountain indigenous township

Mudan Township in Pingtung County
Location Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
  Total 182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
  Total 5,011
  Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)

Mudan Township (Chinese: 牡丹鄉; pinyin: Mǔdān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Mu3-tan1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bó͘-tan-hiong) is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

History

Formerly called Botansia (Chinese: 牡丹社; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bó͘-tan-siā).[1]

Geography

  • Area: 181.83 square kilometres (70.20 sq mi)
  • Population: 4,864 people (2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Gaoshi, Mudan, Shimen, Silin, Tungyuan and Xuhai.

Infrastructures

Tourist attractions

See also

References

  1. "Entry #40092 (牡丹社)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. http://www.pthg.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=2E1F32592C9629E5
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