Changbin Township () is a rural township in

Taitung County Taitung () is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island's southeastern coast and also including Green Island, Orchid Island and Lesser Orchid Island. The seat is located in Taitung City. Name While its name means "East ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. It is the northernmost township in Taitung County. The population of the township consists mainly of the

Amis people The Amis (; ), also known as the Pangcah (which means 'people' and 'kinsmen'), are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially ...

with a Kavalan minority.

Geography

* Area: 155.19 km² * Population: 6,722 people (February 2023)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Changbin, Ningpu, Sanjian/Sanchien, Zhangyuan/Changyuan, Zhongyong/Chungyung and Zhuhu/Chuhu.

Tourist attractions

Baxian Caves Baxian Caves () are sea caves located in the east coast of Changbin Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. History Recently, the caves have been occupied and used as temples or places to place cremation ashes. However since 10 years ago, the Cultura ...

* Chilin Ruins * Chungyung Ruins

Transportation

* Changbin Port * Wushibi Port

References

Townships in Taitung County {{Taiwan-geo-stub