Mudan, Pingtung

22°9′33″N 120°48′56″E

Mudan Township 牡丹鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Mudan Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (February 2024)
• Total	4,750
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)

Mudan Township (Chinese: 牡丹鄉; pinyin: Mǔdān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Mu³-tan¹ Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bó͘-tan-hiong) is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

History

Formerly called Botansia (Chinese: 牡丹社; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bó͘-tan-siā).^[1]

Geography

Map including part of the coast of Mudan (AMS, 1944)

• Area: 181.83 square kilometres (70.20 sq mi)
• Population: 4,750 people (February 2024)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Gaoshi, Mudan, Shimen, Silin, Tungyuan and Xuhai.

Infrastructures

• Mudan Dam

Tourist attractions

• Dongyuan Wetland
• Gaoshi Shrine
• Shihmen Historical Battle Field

See also

• Mudan Incident (1871)