Manzhou, Pingtung
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Manzhou Township (, pwn, Vangecul) is a rural
township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
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 an area of and a population of 8,126. The
indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
Paiwan people The Paiwan () are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In 2014, the Paiwan numbered 96,334. This was approximately 17.8% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the second-largest indigenous group. The m ...
makes up 25% of the population.Jiupeng Village in Manzhou
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Geography

Manzhou is bordered to the southwest by
Hengchun Hengchun Township is a township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula in Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan. Hengchun is also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. Hengch ...
, to the west by Checheng and to the northwest by Mudan.


Administrative divisions

The township comprises eight villages: Gangkou, Gangzi, Jiupeng, Lide, Manzhou, Xianglin, Yongjing and Zhangle.


Tourist attractions

* Cikong Waterfalls *
Gangkou Suspension Bridge The Gangkou Suspension Bridge () is a pedestrian suspension bridge in Manzhou Township, Pingtung County in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China ...
* Jioupeng Sand Dunes * Kentington Resort * Mount Nanren Ecological Reserve Area


References


External links


Manjhou Township Office
Townships in Pingtung County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages {{Taiwan-geo-stub