台湾地区妈祖庙现况调查与分析

The Study about Investigation and Analysis on the Current Situation of Mazu Temple in Taiwan

利用2016年度台湾地区庙宇资料,以乡镇市区为统计单元,统计并说明台湾地区目前妈祖信仰的相关课题,主要由妈祖庙之分布密度、人口密度等不同角度观察。透过统计分析后,主要发现台湾地区妈祖庙主要集中在人口集中区,此种现象本不意外。惟进一步又可注意到,人口较不集中之早期开发区域或是渔业相关重镇,对于妈祖庙有较高需求,人口集中区竟是对于妈祖庙需求最低的区域之一。而台湾地区妈祖庙密度虽然已是世界最高,不过台湾地区的山区仍然成为妈祖庙之空白地域,尤其是汉人力量越薄弱的区域,甚至整个统计单元都没有妈祖庙存在。此外,在统计的过程之中,本文同时注意到台湾地区妈祖庙之名称,基本上认为台湾地区妈祖庙名称可以分为北部区域,中部区域、南部区域,东部区域、外岛区域等三组,每组区域有各自之特性。本文统计之结果,实可作为未来进一步其他研究之重要基础。

In this article,the author uses the 2016 Taiwan Region temple data,indicating the current issue of the Mazu belief in Taiwan.Through statistical analysis,the main discovery in Taiwan Matsu Temple is mainly concentrated in the population concentration area,this phenomenon is not surprising.However,if we look further,we will find that Taiwan’s population is less concentrated in the early development of the region or to fisheries as the main industry area,is the most concentrated area of Mazu temple,on the contrary,the population concentration area is one of the areas with the lowest demand for Mazu Temple.Although the density of Mazu Temple in Taiwan is the highest in the world,the mountain area of Taiwan is still a blank area of Mazu Temple,especially the weak areas of Han power,and even the entire statistical unit is not the existence of Mazu Temple.In addition,this article also noted that if the Taiwan is divided into the northern region,the central region and the southern region,the eastern and outer islands of the three parts to observe,will find the name of the region of Mazu Temple,there is the special nature of each region.The results of this paper can be used as an important basis for further research in the future.