Namasia District
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Namasia 那瑪夏區 |
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| Mountain Indigenous District | |
| Namaxia District | |
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 Namasia District in Kaohsiung City |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Municipality | Kaohsiung City |
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| Government | |
| • Type | District government |
| • District chief | Dahu Istanda (Taiwan First National Party) |
| Population (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 3,146 |
Coordinates: 23°16′18″N 120°43′33″E / 23.271627°N 120.725906°E
Namasia District (Tsou 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 Tauyuan District.
On January 1, 2008, the then-township (which then was a part of Kaohsiung County) was renamed from Sanmin to Namasia, as the name of Sanmin (taken from the Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People), was considered an overly political name. Rather, the name Namasia was chosen, as it is the name of a local river in the Tsou language, while its meaning is "better and better" in the Bunun language. The population of the township is majority Bunun with a substantial Tsou and Kanakanavu minority.
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