Mudan, Pingtung

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

Mountain indigenous township

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

Map including part of the coast of Mudan (AMS, 1944)

• Area: 181.83 square kilometres (70.20 sq mi)
• Population: 4,750 people (February 2024)

Administrative divisions

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

Infrastructures

• Mudan Dam

Tourist attractions

• Dongyuan Wetland
• Gaoshi Shrine
• Shihmen Historical Battle Field

See also

• Mudan Incident (1871)

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.

External links

• Mudan Township Office (in Chinese)