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*originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", meaning "forest" | *originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines which they called "Akau", meaning "forest" | ||
*After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called | *After the expulsion of the Dutch, the village grew into a Chinese market-town called {{GS|Akaau|阿猴}}. | ||
*This name was then transferred into the 1901 Japanese-era administrative region called Akō Chō ({{z|阿猴廳}}) and then the 1909 Akō Chō ({{z|阿緱廳}}, modified Kanji). | *This name was then transferred into the 1901 Japanese-era administrative region called Akō Chō ({{z|阿猴廳}}) and then the 1909 Akō Chō ({{z|阿緱廳}}, modified Kanji). | ||
*Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to Heitō Town ({{jid|屏東街|Heitō-gai}}) | *Beginning in 1920, the name was changed to Heitō Town ({{jid|屏東街|Heitō-gai}}) |
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