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Jiadong Township 佳冬鄉
Rural township
Jiadong Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	31 km (12 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,838
• Density	580/km (1,500/sq mi)

Jiadong Township (also spelled Jiadung; Chinese: 佳冬鄉; pinyin: Jiādōng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Chia-tung Hsiang; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-hiong) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

History

Formerly called Katangkha (Chinese: 茄苳腳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-kha)., Jiadong Township was originally the residence of the Makatao people of Pingpu tribe. The first colonists that began arriving into Jiadong were ethnic Hakkas from northeastern Guangdong, establishing the town and ultimately assimilating the local native Makatao aborigines.

Jiadong was the location of the Battle of Chiatung, an engagement in the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. The battle took place on the 11 October 1895, and ended in a Japanese victory and a defeat for the Republic of Formosa. In 1895 the township was described by James W. Davidson as a village "surrounded by a low stone wall loop-holed for rifle fire". He also describes "A body of water, which nearly surrounded the village". During the battle, Japanese forces set several of the houses on fire.

Geography

It has a population total of 17,838 and an area of 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 12 villages: Changlong, Datong, Fenglong, Jiadong, Laijia, Liugen, Qiangyuan, Shiguang, Wanjian, Wenfeng, Yanwen and Yuguang.

Tourist attractions

• Old House of Siiao Family
• Yang Family Ancestral Hall

Transportation

• TRA Jiadong Station

Notable natives

• Chung Mong-hong, film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

References

1. "Entry #40142 (茄苳跤)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
2. "Hsiao Family Old House". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
3. Davidson, J. W., The Island of Formosa, Past and Present (London, 1903)

External links

• Jiadong Township Office Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

v t e Cities and townships of Pingtung County
County seat: Pingtung City
Cities	Pingtung City
Urban townships	Chaozhou Donggang Hengchun
Rural townships	Changzhi Checheng Fangliao Fangshan Gaoshu Jiadong Jiuru Kanding Ligang Linbian Linluo Liuqiu Manzhou Nanzhou Neipu Wandan Wanluan Xinpi Xinyuan Yanpu Zhutian
Mountain indigenous townships	Chunri Laiyi Majia Mudan Sandimen Shizi Taiwu Wutai

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