Indigenous Area (Taiwan)


Indigenous Areas are the designed administrative divisions in Taiwan with significant populations of the Taiwanese aborigines. These divisions are granted higher power in local autonomy in order to protect languages and cultures of the Taiwanese aborigines. Currently there are 55 such divisions.

History

List of indigenous areas

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaFormosanTypeDivisionCommon languages
Nan'aoLâm-òNàm-oMountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
DatongTāi-tôngThai-thùngMountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
WulaiU-laiVû-lòiUlayAtayalMountain indigenous districtNew TaipeiAtayal
FuxingHok-hengFu̍k-hînPyasanAtayalMountain indigenous districtTaoyuanAtayal
GuanxiKoan-seKûan-sîUrban townshipHsinchuAtayal
JianshiChiam-chio̍hTsiâm-sa̍kMountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal
WufengNgó͘-hongŃg-fûngMountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal, Saisiyat
NanzhuangLâm-chngNàm-chôngRural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
ShitanSai-thâmSṳ̂-thànRural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
Tai'anThài-anThai-ônMountain indigenous townshipMiaoliAtayal
HepingHô-pêngFò-phìnMountain indigenous districtTaichungAtayal
YuchiHî-tîǸg-tshṳ̀Rural townshipNantouThao
XinyiSìn-gīSin-ngiNehunpu-siangBununMountain indigenous townshipNantouBunun
Ren'aiJîn-àiYìn-oiMountain indigenous townshipNantouAtayal, Bunun, Seediq
AlishanA-lí-sanÂ-lî-sânPsoseonganaTsouMountain indigenous townshipChiayiTsou
NamasiaNamasiaNamasiaNamasiaBunun, KanakanabuMountain indigenous districtKaohsiungBunun, Kanakanabu
TauyuanThô-goânThò-ngiènNganiBununMountain indigenous districtKaohsiungBunun, Saaroa
MaolinBō͘-lîmMeu-lìmTeldrekaRukaiMountain indigenous districtKaohsiungRukai
ManzhouBóan-chiuMân-chûManutsuruPaiwanRural townshipPingtungPaiwan
SandimenSoaⁿ-tē-mn̂gSâm-thi-mùnTimurPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan, Rukai
WutaiBū-tâiVu-thòiVedaiRukaiMountain indigenous townshipPingtungRukai
MajiaMá-kaMâ-kâMakazayazayaPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
TaiwuThài-búThai-vúKlaljucPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
LaiyiLâi-gīLòi-ngiRaiPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
ChunriChhun-ji̍tTshûn-ngitKasugaguPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
ShiziSai-chúSṳ̂-éSisiguPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
MudanBó͘-tanMéu-tânSinvaudjanPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipPingtungPaiwan
Taitung CityTâi-tangThòi-tûngPusungAmis, Paiwan, PuyumaCounty-controlled cityTaitungAmis, Paiwan, Puyuma
ChenggongSêng-kongSṳ̀n-kûngMadawdawAmisUrban townshipTaitungAmis
GuanshanKoan-sanKûan-sânLilongAmisUrban townshipTaitungAmis
BeinanPi-lâmPî-nàmPuyumaAmis&Puyuma, PinangRukaiRural townshipTaitungAmis, Puyuma, Rukai
DawuTāi-búThai-vúPalangoePaiwanRural townshipTaitungPaiwan
TaimaliThài-mâ-líThai-mà-lîTjavualjiAmis, PaiwanRural townshipTaitungAmis, Paiwan
ChangbinTn̂g-pinTshòng-pînKakacawanAmisRural townshipTaitungAmis
DongheTong-hôTûng-hòFafukodAmisRural townshipTaitungAmis
LuyeLo̍k-iáLu̍k-yâRural townshipTaitungAmis
ChishangTî-siōngTshṳ̀-songRural townshipTaitungAmis
YanpingIân-pêngYèn-phìnInpiingBununMountain indigenous townshipTaitungBunun
HaiduanHái-toaⁿHói-tônHaitutuanBununMountain indigenous townshipTaitungBunun
DarenTa̍t-jînTha̍t-yìnTadrenPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipTaitungPaiwan
JinfengKim-hongKîm-fûngKinzangPaiwanMountain indigenous townshipTaitungPaiwan
LanyuLân-sūLàn-yíPonso no TaoYamiMountain indigenous townshipTaitungYami
Hualien CityHoa-liânFâ-liènKalinkoAmis, NabakuwanSakizayaCounty-controlled cityHualienAmis, Sakizaya, Truku
FenglinHōng-lîmFung-lìmMarlimuAmisUrban townshipHualienAmis
YuliGio̍k-líNgiu̍k-lîPoskoAmisUrban townshipHualienAmis
XinchengSin-siâⁿSîn-sàngSinjiyuTruku, TakidisAmisRural townshipHualienAmis, Truku
Ji'anKiat-anKit-ônCikasuanAmisRural townshipHualienAmis, Truku
ShoufengSiū-hongSu-fûngCiamenganAmisRural townshipHualienAmis
GuangfuKong-ho̍kKông-fu̍kFata'anAmisRural townshipHualienAmis
FengbinHong-pinFûng-pînFakonAmis, BakungKavalanRural townshipHualienAmis, Kavalan
RuisuiSūi-sūiLui-suiKohkohAmisRural townshipHualienAmis
FuliHù-líFu-lîKongpoAmisRural townshipHualienAmis
XiulinSiù-lîmSiu-lìmBsuringTrukuMountain indigenous townshipHualienTruku
WanrongBān-êngVan-yùngMalibasiTrukuMountain indigenous townshipHualienTruku, Bunun
ZhuoxiToh-kheCho̍k-hâiTakkeiBununMountain indigenous townshipHualienBunun