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Encyclopedia > Tsou people
Image:Tsou youth of Taiwan (pre-1945).jpg
Tsou youth, pre-1945

The Tsou (also spelled Cou) are an Indigenous people of Taiwan. They are sometimes confused with the Thao people of Sun Moon Lake. In the year 2000 the Tsou numbered 6,169. This was approximately 1.6% of Taiwan's total Indigenous population, making them the seventh-largest tribal group. [1] Thao young man of Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, Taiwan ca 1904 The Thao (Chinese: ) are a small group of Taiwanese aborigines who have lived near Sun Moon Lake (Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the time of the Qing dynasty. ... 2005 Sun Moon Lake (Chinese: 日月潭, Pinyin: rìyuètán, Zintun in the Thao language) is the largest lake in Taiwan as well as a popular tourist attraction. ...


See also: Indigenous Taiwanese 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 Yǔ) Languages 14 living Formosan languages. ...


References

  1. ^ Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (DGBAS). National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan). Preliminary statistical analysis report of 2000 Population and Housing Census. Excerpted from Table 28:Indigenous population distribution in Taiwan-Fukien Area. Accessed 8/30/06


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