Namasia District

Namasia
那瑪夏區
Namasia District
Maya Village
Namasia District in Kaohsiung City
Coordinates: 23°16′18″N 120°43′33″E / 23.271627°N 120.725906°E / 23.271627; 120.725906
CountryTaiwan
MunicipalityKaohsiung City
Boroughs
List
  • 3 villages
Government
  TypeDistrict government
  District chiefPayan Islituan (Ind.)
Population
 (October 2023)
  Total
3,165
Websitenamasia-en.kcg.gov.tw

Namasia District (Kanakanavu language, Bunun language: Namasia; Chinese: 那瑪夏; Hanyu Pinyin: Nàmǎxià Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Nàmǎsià Cyu; Wade–Giles: Na4-ma3-hsia4 Ch'ü1), formerly Sanmin Township (三民鄉; Sānmín Xiāng), is a mountain indigenous district located in the northeastern part of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in Kaohsiung after Taoyuan District.

The population of the township is mainly the indigenous Bunun, Kanakanavu and Saaroa peoples. The modern-day population of the Kanakanavu people live in the two villages of Manga and Takanua.