Beinan Township or Peinan 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 has a population of 16,798 as of February 2023. It is home to the Puyuma and Rukai peoples.

Name

This southeastern region of Taiwan was originally dominated by the

Puyuma people The Puyuma (), also known as the Pinuyumayan, Peinan or Beinan, are one of the indigenous groups of the Taiwanese aborigines. The people are generally divided into the Chihpen and Nanwang groups, both resident in Taitung County on the east coast ...

. The township is named in Puyuma in honor of chief ''Pinara''. In

Dutch Formosa The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as ''Formosa'', was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662 and from 1664 to 1668. In the context of the Age of Discovery, the Dutch East India Company established its presence ...

, the Dutch called the township ''Pimala''. During Qing rule, access to the area was prohibited.

History

In 1875, ''Pi-lam'' Subprefecture ( 卑南廳) was established. During the period of Japanese rule, was established under Taitō District,

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 Before its dissolution in1945 ( Shōwa 20), there wer ...

. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

Republic of China 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 ...

in 1945, Beinan was established as a rural township of Taitung County.

Geography

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The northeast portion of the township is part of the

Huatung Valley The Huadong Valley or Hualien–Taitung Valley (), also known as East Rift Valley, the Longitudinal Valley or as the during the era of Japanese rule, is a long and narrow valley located between the Central Mountain Range and the Coastal Moun ...

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 13 villages: Binlang, Chulu, Fushan, Fuyuan, Jiafong, Liji, Lijia, Meinong, Mingfong, Taian, Taiping, Tunghsing and Wenkuan. Taromak01

Tourist attractions

* Baiyu Waterfall * Chu Lu Ranch * Jhihben National Forest Recreation Area * Cingjue Temple * Taromak Monument * Yuan Sen Applied Botanical Garden * Jhihben Hot Spring

Transportation

Beinan Township is accessible from Shanli Station of the Taiwan Railways.

Notable natives

A-mei Kulilay Amit (; born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the Mandopop music ...

, singer and songwriter * Lin Shu-ling, activist

References

External links

Beinan Township Office, Taitung County
{{Authority control Townships in Taitung County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages