Tsou people

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Tsou youth, pre-1945
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Tsou youth, pre-1945

The Tsou (also spelled Cou) are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They are sometimes confused with the Thao people of Sun Moon Lake. In the year 2000 the Tsou numbered 6,169. This was approximately 1.6% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the seventh-largest tribal group. [1]

See also: Taiwanese aborigines

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  1. ^ Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (DGBAS). National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan). Preliminary statistical analysis report of 2000 Population and Housing Census. Excerpted from Table 28:Indigenous population distribution in Taiwan-Fukien Area. Accessed 8/30/06



Taiwanese aborigines

Recognized: Ami | Atayal | Bunun | Kavalan | Paiwan | Puyuma | Rukai | Saisiyat | Tao | Thao | Tsou | Truku

Unrecognized: Babuza | Basay | Hoanya | Ketagalan | Luilang | Pazeh/Kaxabu | Popora | Qauqaut | Siraya | Taokas | Trobiawan