Nan'ao, Yilan

Nan'ao Township (Chinese: 南澳鄕; pinyin: Nán'ào Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in the southern part of Yilan County, Taiwan. It is the largest township in the county.

Nan'ao Township
南澳鄕
Mountain indigenous township
A school in Jinyue Village, Nan'ao Township
A school in Jinyue Village, Nan'ao Township
Official seal of Nan'ao Township南澳鄕
Seal
Nan'ao Township in Yilan County
Nan'ao Township in Yilan County
LocationYilan County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total740.65 km2 (285.97 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2023)
 • Total6,095
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.nanao.e-land.gov.tw (in Chinese)
The coastline in Nan'ao Township

History

The township was formerly the "Aboriginal Area" of Suō District, Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese rule. It was the site of the Sayun incident made famous through the movie Sayon's Bell.

Geography
Map of Nan'ao (labeled Nanō) (1944)

The population consists mainly of the indigenous Atayal people. Many residents of Aohua Village still speak the Japanese language in daily life.[1]

Nan'ao Township contains part of the mountainous terrain of the Central Mountain Range.

  • Area: 740.65 km²
  • Population: 6,095 people in 2,071 households (March 2023)

Administrative divisions

Nanao is divided into seven villages (from north to south):

  • Dongyue
  • Nan'ao
  • Biho
  • Jinyue
  • Wuta
  • Jinyang
  • Aohua

Tourist attractions

Transportation
Dong'ao Rail Station

Nan'ao is served by the North-Link Line of Taiwan Railway Administration at three stations: Dong'ao Station, Hanben Station, and Wuta Station.

Taiwan Highway 9 passes through Nan'ao. Between Su'ao and Hualien City, to the south, this road is known as the Suhua Highway (蘇花公路), and it features some of the most dramatic oceanside scenery in Taiwan.

Notable natives

References
  1. "'Japanized' ethnic minority in Taiwan struggling to restore their own language". Japan Times. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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