Douliu
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Douliu 斗六市 |
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 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| County : | Yunlin | ||
| Coordinates : | 23 ° 42 ' N , 120 ° 33' E | ||
| Area : | 93.7151 km² | ||
| Residents : | 108,487 (Dec 2017) | ||
| Population density : | 1,158 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time) | ||
| Postal code : | 640 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 : | TW-YUN | ||
| Community type : | City ( 市 , Shì ) | ||
| Structure : | 39 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ) | ||
| Mayor : | Xie Shu-ya ( 謝 淑 亞 ) ( KMT ) | ||
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Douliu ( Chinese 斗六市 , Pinyin Dǒuliù Shì , W.-G. Tou-liou shih , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Táu-la̍k-chhī ; other spellings: Douliou and Tou-liu ) is a city in Taiwan with 108,000 inhabitants ( 2018). It is the administrative seat of Yunlin County . The city's administrative boundaries include an area of 93.72 km².
location
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Douliu is located in the eastern section of Yunlin County. The neighboring communities are Gukeng in the south, Dounan in the southwest, Huwei in the west, Citong and Linnei in the north, and Zhushan in Nantou County in the east. The urban area has an elongated shape, the maximum east-west extension is about 15 kilometers and the maximum north-south extension about 16 kilometers.
Douliu is divided into 39 districts ( 里 , Lǐ ).
history
In the area of Douliu (Meilin site, 梅林 遺址 ) pottery finds were made which were dated to an age of 2000 to 3000 years in the Taiwanese Neolithic Age. The historically tangible first inhabitants of the area were indigenous Taiwanese peoples (Pingpu). Through the continuous immigration of Han Chinese since the 17th century, they were gradually assimilated or pushed into the mountains further to the east.
In 1906, during the Japanese rule over Taiwan , Douliu was badly damaged by an earthquake and then rebuilt according to plan. The old Taiping Street ( 太平 老街 , Tàipíng lǎo jiē ) is considered a sight . In 1950, Douliu became the capital of the newly established Yunlin County of the Republic of China in Taiwan.
One of the four campuses of the Cheng Kung National University (NCKU) is located in Douliu .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 地理 環境 ("Geographical Environment"). Douliu website, accessed December 1, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 行政 區域 圖 (administrative area map). Douliu website, accessed December 1, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 梅林 遺址 (Meilin Archaeological Site). Douliu website, accessed December 1, 2018 (Chinese).
- ↑ 一 所 讓 城市 感動 、 國家 驕傲 的 大學 ── 國立 成功 大學 National Cheng Kung University - An Engaged Academy. (pdf) Retrieved April 28, 2019 (English, Chinese (traditional), university information brochure).
