Sandimen Explained

22.7167°N 159°W

Official Name:Sandimen Township
三地門鄉
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Name:Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China
Area Total Km2:196
Population As Of:February 2024
Population Total:7717
Population Density Km2:auto
Sandimen Township
T:三地門鄉
P:Sāndìmén Xiāng
W:San1-ti4-men2 Hsiang1
Poj:Sam-tē-mn̂g-hiong
Phfs:Sâm-thi-mùn-hiông
T2:山地門
P2:Shāndìmén
Poj2:Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g

Sandimen Township[1] is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The population of the township consists mainly of the Paiwan people with a substantial Rukai minority.

Names

Ethnic Chinese settlers homophonically translated the original Paiwan name (setjimur|lit=people of Tjimur communinty[2]) into Hokkien (; or). Under Japanese rule the name was . Following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the area became Sandimeng Township but the name was changed again in 1947 to Sandi Township but the Taiwanese pronunciation of Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g continued to be commonly used.[3] In August 1992, the township assumed its current name.

History

During the Japanese era, Sandimen was grouped with modern-day Majia Township and Wutai Township as, which was governed under of Takao Prefecture. Following the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945, Sandimen was assigned to Kaohsiung County and, on 16 August 1950, it became a part of the newly established Pingtung County.

Geography

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 10 villages: Anpo, Dalai, Dashe, Dewen, Jingshan, Jingye, Koushe, Mani, Saijia and Sande.

Tourist attractions

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Notes and References

  1. http://placesearch.moi.gov.tw/translate/Admin1000616.pdf 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表
  2. Book: Taiwan Sōtokufu Banzoku Chōsakai (臺灣總督府蕃族調查會). Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica. 2015. An Investigation of the Aborigines in Taiwan. Vol VIII. Paiwan. zh:蕃族調查報告書 第八冊:排灣族. Taipei. Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica. 978-986-04-6856-4. zh-tw.
  3. Book: Chinese: 吳秀麗 . 1994 . zh:商用台語 . zh . Taipei . . 145 . 9789575963149.