Maolin District

Maolin
Maolin ; 茂林區
	Mountain Indigenous District
	Maolin District [1]
	Wanshan Village
	Miaolin District in Kaohsiung City
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Kaohsiung City
Boroughs	List 3 villages;
Government
• Type	District government
• District chief	Angopaw Komola (KMT)
Population (January 2016)
• Total	1,893

Maolin District (Rukai: Teldreka; Chinese: 茂林區; pinyin: Màolín Qū) is a mountain indigenous district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Maolin is one of the least populated districts in Taiwan, since it is located just to the south of the Central Mountain Range. The height ranges from 230 meters to 2700 meters above sea level, with a hot tropical and humid weather. The main population of Maolin district is the indigenous Rukai people. Maolin is well suited for tourism due to its unique scenery and ecology. Maolin National Scenic Area is located in the district.

Geography

Map of eastern Maolin (1944)

Map of region including Maolin (1951)

With a population of 1,915 as of December 2014, Maolin District has the fewest population among other districts in Kaohsiung.

Area: 194 km²
Population: 1,893 people (January 2016)
Postal Code: 851
Households: 584

History

During the period of Japanese rule, Maolin was grouped with modern-day Namasia and Tauyuan districts and classified as "Aboriginal Areas" (蕃地), which was governed under Kizan District (旗山郡) of Takao Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Maolin District consists of 3 villages and 19 neighborhoods. Along with Namasia District, Maolin District has the fewest village among other districts in Kaohsiung.

Duona Village (多納里)
Maolin Village (茂林里)
Wanshan Village (萬山里)

Miaolin District administrative divisions
Duona Village Maolin Village Wanshan Village

Tourist attractions

Mount Dragon Head, formed by the horseshoe bend of the Zhuokou River.

Maolin National Scenic Area
Duona Hot Spring
Duona Stone Houses
Duona Suspension Bridge
Gorge of Serenity
Lover's Gorge(Chinese: 情人谷)
Maolin Gorge
Meiya Gorge(Chinese: 美雅谷)
Mount Dragon Head
Mount Gueishing
Mount Serpent Head
Old Jiadong Tree

Notable natives

Rachel Liang, singer
Saidai Tarovecahe, member-elect of Legislative Yuan

Transportation

Teldreka Bridge

References

"Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

Maolin District Office Kaohsiung City

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[1] "Glossary of Names for Admin Divisions" (PDF). placesearch.moi.gov.tw. Ministry of Interior of the ROC. Retrieved 12 June 2015.