Sandimen
Coordinates: 22°43′N 120°39′E / 22.717°N 120.650°E / 22.717; 120.650
Sandimen Township in Pingtung County
Sandimen Township
Sandimen Township[1] (Chinese: 三地門鄉; pinyin: Sāndìmén Xiāng; Wade–Giles: San1-ti4-men2 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g-hiong [山地門鄉]; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâm-thi-mùn-hiông) is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Names
Ethnic Chinese settlers adapted the original Paiwan name into Hokkien (Chinese: 山豬毛; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-ti-mn̂g; literally: "wild-boar bristle"; or 山地門; Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g). Under Japanese rule the name was Santimon (山地門). Following Taiwan's handover to China in 1945, the area became Sandimeng Township (三地盟鄉; Sāndìméng Xiāng) but the name was changed again in 1947 to Sandi Township (三地鄉; Sāndì Xiāng; Sam-tē-hiong) but the Taiwanese pronunciation of Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g continued to be commonly used.[2] In August 1992, the township assumed its current name.
History
During the Japanese era, Sandimen was grouped with modern-day Majia Township and Wutai Township as "Savage Land" (蕃地), which was governed under Heitō District (屏東郡) of Takao Prefecture. Following the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945, Sandimen was assigned to Kaohsiung County and, on 16 August 1950, it became a part of the newly established Pingtung County.
Geography
- Population: 7,784 people (December 2014)
- Area: 196.3965 km2
Administrative divisions
- Dashe Village
- Dewen Village
- Dalai Village
- Sande Village
- Saijia Village
- Koushe Village
- Mani Village
- Anpo Village
- Jingshan Village
- Jingye Village
Tourist attractions
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| Note: Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard and promulgated by the Ministry of Interior. Exceptions: "Lukang" instead of "Lugang" and names of Counties. |
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