Taiwu, Pingtung

Mountain indigenous township
Taiwu Township
泰武鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Mount Kavulungan (Dawushan), considered sacred to the Paiwan people
Mount Kavulungan (Dawushan), considered sacred to the Paiwan people
Taiwu Township in Pingtung County
Taiwu Township in Pingtung County
LocationPingtung County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2024)
 • Total5,288
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)

Taiwu Township (Chinese: 泰武鄉; pinyin: Tàiwǔ Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has a population of 5,288 and an area of 118.63 square kilometres (45.80 sq mi)[1] The main population is the indigenous Paiwan people.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Jiaping, Jiaxing, Pinghe, Taiwu, Wanan and Wutan.

References

  1. ^ "原住民人文". 12 August 2015.

External links

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  • Taiwu Government website (in Chinese)
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22°31′N 120°26′E / 22.517°N 120.433°E / 22.517; 120.433


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