In the Qing dynasty, Wantan was part of Fengshan County. Under the Japanese occupation, it was eventually given the status of a village within Tungkang-gun of the Kaohsiung district.
在清朝，屬於鳳山縣管轄，日據時代為阿猴廳，不久改屬高雄州東港郡萬丹庄。