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Encyclopedia > Truku people

The Truku (太魯閣族, also romanized as Taroko; sometimes Sediq, Seejiq, or Seediq 賽德克族) people are an Indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Taroko is also the name of the area of Taiwan where the Truku tribe resides. The Executive Yuan, Republic of China has officially recognized the Truku since January 15th, 2004. The Truku are the 12th aboriginal tribe in Taiwan to receive this recognition. Sometimes the Truku/Sediq are classified in the Atayal group. A romanization or latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, where the original word or language used a different writing system. ... Total population 2006: 458,000 (CIP 2006) 2004: 454,600 (CIP 2004) Homelands in Taiwan Mountainous terrain running in five ranges from the northern to the southern tip of the island Narrow eastern plains Orchid Island (Lán YÇ”) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ... Taroko National Park Taroko National Park (太魯閣國家公園) is one of the six national parks of the Republic of China. ... The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ... Anthem National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital (and largest city) Taipei1 Official languages Standard Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Chang Chun-hsiung Establishment Xinhai Revolution   -  Independence declared October 10, 1911   -  Republic established January 1, 1912   -  Relocated to... A woman with a child of Atayal using a machine to make clothes, 1900 The Atayal (æ³°é›…), also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are one tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines. ...


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