Indigenous Area (Taiwan)


Indigenous Areas 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.

History

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.

List of indigenous areas

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaFormosanTypeDivisionCommon languages
Nan'aoLâm-òNàm-oKlesan, Kbbu'AtayalMountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
DatongTāi-tôngThai-thùngMinnao, MnibuAtayalMountain indigenous townshipYilanAtayal
WulaiU-laiVû-lòiUlayAtayalMountain indigenous districtNew TaipeiAtayal
FuxingHok-hengFu̍k-hînPyasanAtayalMountain indigenous districtTaoyuanAtayal
GuanxiKoan-seKûan-sîUrban townshipHsinchuAtayal
JianshiChiam-chio̍hTsiâm-sa̍kNahuyAtayalMountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal
WufengNgó͘-hongŃg-fûngTatoba'Atayal, Kilapa:SaisiyatMountain indigenous townshipHsinchuAtayal, Saisiyat
NanzhuangLâm-chngNàm-chôngpinSa'o:olSaisiyatRural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
ShitanSai-thâmSṳ̂-thànSawi'SaisiyatRural townshipMiaoliSaisiyat
Tai'anThài-anThai-ônTaianAtayalMountain indigenous townshipMiaoliAtayal
HepingHô-pêngFò-phìnPasingAtayalMountain indigenous districtTaichungAtayal
YuchiHî-tîǸg-tshṳ̀QabizayThaoRural townshipNantouThao
XinyiSìn-gīSin-ngiNehunpu-siangBununMountain indigenous townshipNantouBunun
Ren'aiJîn-àiYìn-oiParan, MushaAtayalMountain indigenous townshipNantouAtayal, Bunun, Seediq
AlishanA-lí-sanÂ-lî-sânPsoseonganaTsouMountain indigenous townshipChiayiTsou
NamasiaNamasiaNamasiaNamasiaBunun, KanakanavuMountain indigenous districtKaohsiungBunun, Kanakanavu
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-administered 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-yâParayabayAmisRural townshipTaitungAmis
ChishangTî-siōngTshṳ̀-songFanawAmisRural 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-administered 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