Majia Township () is a
mountain indigenous township in
Pingtung County
Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), 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 ...
,
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 ...
. The area is known as Makazayazaya (瑪家雑牙雑牙社) in the
Paiwan language
Paiwan (, ) is a native language of southern Taiwan. It is spoken as a first language by the ethnic Paiwan, a Taiwanese indigenous people, and historically as a second language by most of people in southern Taiwan. Paiwan is a Formosan languag ...
, and the
Taiwanese mountain pitviper (''Ovophis monticola makazayazaya'') is named after it.
The main population is the
indigenous 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 ma ...
.
History
During the
Japanese era, Majia was grouped with modern-day
Sandimen Township and
Wutai Township as , which was governed under the of
Takao Prefecture
was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County.
Population
Administrative divisions
Cities and district ...
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Geography
The township has an area of , and a population of 6,742 people (February 2024).
Administrative divisions
The township comprises six villages: Beiye, Jiayi, Liangshan, Majia, Paiwan and Sanhe.
Tourist attractions
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Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Cultural Park
References
Townships in Pingtung County
Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages
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