Wandan, Pingtung

Wandan Township
萬丹鄉
Rural township

Wandan Township in Pingtung County
Location Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total 57.47 km2 (22.19 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 52,085
 • Density 910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)

Wandan Township (Chinese: 萬丹鄉; pinyin: Wàndān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Wan4-tan1 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.[1]

Names

Dutch records used the placenames Tamsuy and Tampsui to refer to Tamsui in the north of the island, but have also referred to this area in the south as "Tamsuy".[2] In the early 20th century, maps showed two Tamsuy rivers, one north and one south; the Chinese would distinguish the two places by calling the north place Teng Tamsuy (upper Tamsui) and the south place E Tamsuy (lower Tamsui).

Geography

It has a population total of 52,085 and an area of 57.47 square kilometres (22.19 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

Villages in Wandan Township

The township comprises 30 villages: Baocuo, Gantang, Guangan, Houcun, Jiaxing, Lunding, Shangcun, Shekou, Shepi, Sheshang, Shezhong, Shuiquan, Shuixian, Siwei, Tiancuo, Wanan, Wanhou, Wanhui, Wannei, Wanquan, Wansheng, Xiabei, Xianan, Xiangshe, Xingan, Xingquan, Xinzhong, Xinzhuang, Zhuanliao and Zhulin.

Economy

Brick manufacturing once flourished in the area due to the availability of clay and natural gas.[3]

Transportation

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm
  2. ↑ Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. p. 548. OCLC 644323041.
  3. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm

Coordinates: 22°35′23″N 120°29′06″E / 22.5897°N 120.4851°E / 22.5897; 120.4851

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