Jiadong

22°25′50″N 120°32′50″E﻿ / ﻿22.430547°N 120.547115°E﻿ / 22.430547; 120.547115

Rural township

Jiadong Township
佳冬鄉

Rural township

Jiadong Township in Pingtung County

Location| Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area

• Total| 31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population

(February 2024)

• Total| 17,838
• Density| 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)

Jiadong Township (also spelled Jiadung; Chinese: 佳冬鄉; pinyin: Jiādōng Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Chia1-tung1 Hsiang1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-hiong) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

## History

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Formerly called Katangkha (Chinese: 茄苳腳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ka-tang-kha).,[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

## Geography

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

## Administrative divisions

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Jiadong Township Office

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

## Tourist attractions

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* Old House of Siiao Family
* Yang Family Ancestral Hall

## Transportation

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Jiadong Station

* TRA Jiadong Station

## Notable natives

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

## References

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jiadong Township, Pingtung.

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

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