page_title: Atayal people
section_title: Origins
hierarchical_section_title: Atayal people / Origins
caption_attribution_description: "Formosa from the latest Japanese government surveys." 1901. Map. Insert to Davidson, James W. (1903) The Island of Formosa, Past and Present&#160;: history, people, resources, and commercial prospects&#160;: tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions, London and New York&#58; &#32;Macmillan . Note on nomenclature and pronunciation (p. iii): "The Japanese name is given first, and the Chinese in brackets, with the exception of a few well-known names such as Kelung, Takow, etc., and some English names of islands in the Pescadores."
context_page_description: The Atayal, also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people numbered around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The preferred endonym is "Tayal", although the Taiwanese government officially recognizes them as "Atayal".
context_section_description: The first record of Atayal inhabitance is found near the upper reaches of the Zhuoshui River. During the late 17th century, they crossed the Central Mountain Ranges into the wilderness of the east. They then settled in the Liwu River valley. 
  Seventy-nine Atayal villages can be found here.
caption: 1901 map of Taiwan, with "Atayal Group" marked.
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