Wandan Township () is a rural

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Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

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Names

Dutch records used the placenames ''Tamsuy'' and ''Tampsui'' to refer to Tamsui in the north of the island, but have also referred to this area in the south as "Tamsuy". In the early 20th century, maps showed two Tamsuy rivers, one north and one south; the Chinese would distinguish the two places by calling the north place ''Teng Tamsuy'' (upper Tamsui) and the south place ''E Tamsuy'' (lower Tamsui).

Geography

It has a population total of 52,085 and an area of .

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 30 villages: Baocuo, Gantang, Guangan, Houcun, Jiaxing, Lunding, Shangcun, Shekou, Shepi, Sheshang, Shezhong, Shuiquan, Shuixian, Siwei, Tiancuo, Wanan, Wanhou, Wanhui, Wannei, Wanquan, Wansheng, Xiabei, Xianan, Xiangshe, Xingan, Xingquan, Xinzhong, Xinzhuang, Zhuanliao and Zhulin.

Economy

Brick manufacturing once flourished in the area due to the availability of clay and natural gas.http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/pingtung/2011/12/03/324811/Volcano-spews.htm

Transportation

* Provincial Highway No. 27: Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Xinyuan Township * Provincial Highway No. 88 * County Highway No. 189: Pingtung City － Wandan Township － Chaozhou Township

Notable natives

Chang Feng-hsu Chang Feng-hsu (; 5 August 1928 – 1 June 2014) was a Taiwanese politician. Born in Pingtung County, he served on the Taiwan Provincial Council before becoming the Pingtung County Magistrate in 1964. He was elected Mayor of Taipei in 1972, bu ...

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(1964-1973) *

Wu Jin-lin Wu Jin-lin (; born 6 October 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Examination Yuan from 2014 to 2020. He also briefly served as President of the Examination Yuan in 2008. Education Wu received his bachelor's and ma ...

, President of the

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(2014–2020)

References

External links

Wandan Township Office, Pingtung County Government
* Townships in Pingtung County {{taiwan-geo-stub