Mudan Township () is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County,

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History

Formerly called ''Botansia'' ().

Geography

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* Area: * Population: 4,864 people (2014)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Gaoshi, Mudan, Shimen, Silin, Tungyuan and Xuhai.

Infrastructures

Mudan Dam The Mudan Dam () is a dam in Mudan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It forms the largest reservoir in Pingtung County. History The construction of the dam began in 1989 and was completed in 1995. In early November 2020, the dam released its ...

Tourist attractions

Dongyuan Wetland The Dongyuan Wetland () is a wetland in Mudan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The wetland area used to be a rice farmland. After the construction of Mudan Dam in 1995, the area was submerged by the reservoir the dam created and the ...

Gaoshi Shrine Gaoshi Shrine ( zh, t=高士神社, p=Gāoshì Shénshè), formerly known as , is a Shinto shrine located in Gaoshi, a Paiwan village in Mudan, Pingtung, Taiwan. With the original shrine destroyed by typhoon in 1946, a new shrine was rebuilt ...

* Shihmen Historical Battle Field

References

External links

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