Mudan, Pingtung

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

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.

Mudan Township 牡丹鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Mudan Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	182 km^2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	4,846
• Density	27/km^2 (69/sq mi)

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: 4,846 people (February 2023)

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

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mudan Township, Pingtung County.

• Mudan Township Office (in Chinese)