Indigenous Area (Taiwan)
Indigenous Areas (Chinese: 原住民族地區; pinyin: yuánzhùmínzú dìqū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Goân-chū bîn-cho̍k tē-khu) are the administrative divisions in Taiwan with significant populations of Taiwanese indigenous peoples. These areas are granted higher level of local autonomy. Currently there are 55 such divisions.[1]
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History
1926 map of indigenous areas in Taiwan under Japanese rule.
Indigenous areas in Taiwan:
Mountain indigenous areas
Plains indigenous areas
Mountain indigenous areas
Plains indigenous areas
On 31 October 2001, the Indigenous Peoples Employment Rights Protection Act was promulgated. In order to implement the provisions of the act, the Council of Indigenous Peoples designated 30 mountain indigenous townships and districts and 25 townships and cities as indigenous areas.[2]
List of indigenous areas
| Special municipality / County | Mountain indigenous | Rural | Urban | County- administered city | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Township | Township | |||
| New Taipei City | 1 | ||||
| Yilan County | 2 | ||||
| Taoyuan City | 1 | ||||
| Hsinchu County | 2 | 1 | |||
| Miaoli County | 1 | 2 | |||
| Taichung City | 1 | ||||
| Nantou County | 2 | 1 | |||
| Chiayi County | 1 | ||||
| Kaohsiung City | 3 | ||||
| Pingtung County | 8 | 1 | |||
| Taitung County | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hualien County | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
See also
References
- "55 Indigenous Counties". Council of Indigenous Peoples. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Indigenous Peoples' Regions". Council of Indigenous Peoples. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
External links
- "55個原鄉列表". Council of Indigenous Peoples. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- "落實原住民族語言發展法，原住民族地區地方通行語公告了！". Council of Indigenous Peoples. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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| Plains indigenous Townships and County-Administered Cities |
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Note: On the map, "Mountain Indigenous Areas" are in dark green and "Plains Indigenous Areas" are in light green. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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