Wandan, Pingtung

Wandan Township in Pingtung County

Wandan Township (Chinese: 萬丹鄉; pinyin: Wàndān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Wan4-tan1 Hsiang1) 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 52,085 and an area of 57.4679 square kilometers.

Administrative divisions

Villages in Wandan Township

Economy

Bricks manufacturing factories used to flourished around the area due to the existence of natural gas.[3]

Transportation

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm
  2. ↑ 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. OCLC 644323041.
  3. ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm
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Coordinates: 22°35′23″N 120°29′06″E / 22.5897°N 120.4851°E / 22.5897; 120.4851

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