Namasia District
Namasia
那瑪夏區 | |
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| Namasia District | |
Maya Village | |
Namasia District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Coordinates: 23°16′18″N 120°43′33″E / 23.271627°N 120.725906°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Municipality | Kaohsiung City |
| Boroughs | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | District government |
| • District chief | Payan Islituan (Ind.) |
| Population (October 2023) | |
• Total | 3,165 |
| Website | namasia-en |
Namasia District (Kanakanavu language, Bunun language: Namasia; Chinese: 那瑪夏區; 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.