Indigenous People of Taiwan

Taiwanese Indigenous people (原住民) are a diverse group of Austronesian people numbering more than half a million in Taiwan, approximately 2.5% of the overall population. Indigenous settlements are found primarily on the east coast and in the mountainous central part of the country, particularly in Taitung, Hualien, and Nantou. Due to centuries of intermarriage many Taiwanese have at least some Indigenous ancestry.