Sandimen
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Sandimen Township 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.
Sandimen Township 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 ( ) 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. 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
Population: 7,717 people1 (February 2024) Area:
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 10 villages: Anpo, Dalai, Dashe, Dewen, Jingshan, Jingye, Koushe, Mani, Saijia and Sande.
Tourist attractions
Guchuan Bridge Maolin National Scenic Area
References
External links
Sandimen Government website
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