Wandan, Pingtung
Wandan Township 萬丹鄉 | |
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 Wandan Township in Pingtung County | |
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| Location | Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.47 km2 (22.19 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2024) | |
| • Total | 49,253 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/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
[edit]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
[edit]It has a population total of 49,253 and an area of 57.47 square kilometres (22.19 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
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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
[edit]Brick manufacturing once flourished in the area due to the availability of clay and natural gas.[3]
Transportation
[edit]- Provincial Highway No. 27:Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Xinyuan Township
- Provincial Highway No. 88
- County Highway No. 189:Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Chaozhou Township
Notable natives
[edit]- Chang Feng-hsu, Magistrate of Pingtung County (1964-1973)
- Wu Jin-lin, President of the Examination Yuan (2014–2020)
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm [dead link]
- ^ 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. ISBN 9789576380839. OCLC 644323041.
- ^ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm [dead link]
External links
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- Wandan Township Office, Pingtung County Government (in Chinese)
Geographic data related to Wandan, Pingtung at OpenStreetMap
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22°35′23″N 120°29′06″E / 22.5897°N 120.4851°E
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