Donghe Township () is a
rural township located in northeastern
Taitung County
Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...
,
Taiwan
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. The population is mainly the
indigenous
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Amis people
The Amis ( ami, Amis, Ami, Pangcah; ), also known as the Pangcah, are an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan. They speak the Amis language (; ), an Austronesian language, and are one of the sixteen officially recognized Tai ...
. The main industry is
agriculture
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.
History
Donghe Township has an old name of ''Fafokod'' (馬武窟), which means "fishing by net" in the
Ami language. Many of its prehistory artifacts is found at
Dulan Site.
Under
Qing dynasty rule, the township was under the jurisdiction of the Pi-lam Subprefecture (卑南廳) and "Taitung direct-controlled state" (臺東直隸州) jurisdiction.
In 1920, during the
period of Japanese rule, the Toran local office (都蘭區役場) was set up. In 1937, it was changed to Toran Village (都蘭庄), under Shinkō District (新港郡),
Taitō Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Taitung County.
Population
Administrative divisions Cities and Districts
In 1945 ( Shōwa 20), there were 3 districts.
Towns ...
. The name "Donghe Township" was established after World War II and is currently used.
Geography
It is bounded on the northeast by
Chenggong, east by
Pacific Ocean
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, west by neighboring
Chihshang Township,
Guanshan Township, and
Luye Township, and south by
Beinan Township.
This township is located on the east side of
coastal mountain range. It includes 60% of the hillside onshore, divided into coastal and basin areas with gradual upland slopes merging into relatively flat sea stage
plain
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s, the area of major development. Basin streams are mainly north-south because of the difficult terrain. Climate is tropical
monsoon
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climate.
Administrative divisions
* Beiyuan Village
*
Doulan Village
* Longchang Village
* Shangde Village
* Taiyuan Village
* Tunghe Village
* Xingchang Village
Education
Junior high schools
Taitung County Dulan Junior High School
Elementary schools
Donghe Elementary School, Dongher Township, Taiwan East CountyDulan Elementary School, Donghe Township, Taitung CountySinlong School,Donghe Township, Taitung CountyTaiyuan Elementary School, Donghe Township, Taitung County
Tourist attractions
*
Dulan Mountain
The Mount Dulan () is a mountain in Donghe Township and Yanping Township of Taitung County, Taiwan.
Geology
The mountain is located on Beinan Plain. It is fully covered by mid and low-altitude of broad-leaved trees. The peak stands at .
Facil ...
*
Dulan Site
*
Jinzun Fish Port
*
Old Donghe Bridge
Transportation
*
Provincial Highway 11
*
Provincial Highway 23
Notable natives
*
Van Fan
Fan You-chen (; Amis: 林納斯 Lín Nàsī; born 3 November 1978), better known as Van Fan or Fan Yi-chen (), is a Taiwanese singer and actor with ancestry from the Amis aborigine tribe. He is best known for '' Cape No. 7'', the second top-se ...
, singer and actor
References
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Townships in Taitung County