Wandan, Pingtung Explained

Official Name:Wandan Township
萬丹鄉
Subdivision Type:Location
Area Total Km2:57.47
Population As Of:February 2024
Population Total:49253
Population Density Km2:auto

Wandan Township 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 49,253 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm
  2. Book: Campbell . William . William Campbell (missionary) . Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island . 1903 . Kegan Paul . London . 644323041 . Explanatory Notes . https://archive.org/stream/formosaunderdut01campgoog#page/n554/mode/2up . 548. 9789576380839 .
  3. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm