Wutai Township (;
Rukai language
Rukai is a Formosan language spoken by the Rukai people in Taiwan. It is a member of the Austronesian language family. The Rukai language comprises six dialects, which are Budai, Labuan, Maga, Mantauran, Tanan and Tona. The number of speakers ...
: Vedai) is a
mountain indigenous township in
Pingtung County,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. It has a population total of 3,435 and an area of .
History
During the
Japanese era
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, Wutai was grouped with modern-day
Sandimen Township and
Majia Township as , which was governed under Heitō District,
Takao Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
Population
Administrative divisions
Cities and districts
In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), the ...
.
Demographics
The township is mainly inhabited by the
Rukai people
The Rukai () are one of the indigenous people of Taiwan. They consist of six communities residing in southern Taiwan (Budai, Labuan, Tanan, Maga, Mantauran, and Tona), each of which has its own dialect of the Rukai language. As of the year 2014, ...
.
Administrative divisions
The township comprises six villages: Ali, Dawu, Haocha, Jiamu, Jilou and Wutai.
Tourist attractions
*
Guchuan Bridge
*
Kucapungane, an ancient Rukai village with houses built of shale slabs
References
External links
Wutai Government website
Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages
Townships in Pingtung County
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