Samkiab Khw

Samkiab-khw (三峽區; Sanxia District) si Taioaan Sinpakchi ee 1-ee khw.

Name

Svakak'erng (svakag-erng; 三角湧) kuxmiaa, mxsi SamkiQh'erng. The old name (三角湧; literally "triangular surge") refers to the meeting of the Dahan Creek, Sansia River, and "Horizontal River" (橫溪). In 1920, Taiwan's Japanese government designated it an administrative area named Sankyō (三峽; Romaji: Sankyō; "Three Gorges")