Wandan, Pingtung

Wandan Township
萬丹鄉
Wandan Township; 萬丹鄉
Rural township
	Wandan Township in Pingtung County
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Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	57.47 km2 (22.19 sq mi)
Population
• Total	52,085
• Density	910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)

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 57.47 square kilometres (22.19 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

Villages in Wandan Township

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

Provincial Highway No. 27:Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Xinyuan Township
Provincial Highway No. 88
County Highway No. 189:Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Chaozhou Township

Notable natives

Chang Feng-hsu, Magistrate of Pingtung County (1964-1973)
Wu Jin-lin, President of the Examination Yuan (2014–2020)

References

^ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm^{[dead link]}
^ 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. ISBN 9789576380839. OCLC 644323041.
^ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm^{[dead link]}

External links

Wandan Township Office, Pingtung County Government (in Chinese)

Coordinates: 22°35′23″N 120°29′06″E / 22.5897°N 120.4851°E / 22.5897; 120.4851

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[1] ttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm^{[dead link]}

[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. ISBN 9789576380839. OCLC 644323041.

[3] ttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm^{[dead link]}

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v t e Cities and townships of Pingtung County
County seat: Pingtung City
Cities	Pingtung City
Urban townships	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
Rural townships	Changzhi Checheng Fangliao Fangshan Gaoshu Jiadong Jiuru Kanding Ligang Linbian Linluo Liuqiu Manzhou Nanzhou Neipu Wandan Wanluan Xinpi Xinyuan Yanpu Zhutian
Mountain indigenous townships	Chunri Laiyi Majia Mudan Sandimen Shizi Taiwu Wutai