Yilan County

Yilan County 宜蘭 縣
Top to bottom and left to right: Sunrise at the Lanyang Estuary, Yilan Central Station, View of Su'ao, Yilan Springs, Luodong Night Market , County Administration Building
emblem flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Coordinates :	24 ° 45 ′  N , 121 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 24 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 121 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	0 - 3535  m
Area :	2,143.6  km²
Residents :	457,133 (May 2017)
Population density :	213 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 3
Postal code :	260-272
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-ILA
District capital :	Yilan
Structure :	one city (市) 3 municipalities (鎮) 8 rural municipalities (鄉)
District Administrator:	Wu Tze-cheng ( 吳澤成 )
Website :	www.e-land.gov.tw
Circle flower:	Cymbidium faberi ( species of orchid )
Circle tree:	Taiwanese rain tree ( Koelreuteria elegans )

The district of Yilan , also district of Ilan ( Chinese  宜蘭 縣  /  宜兰 县 , Pinyin Yílán Xiàn , Tongyong Pinyin Yílán Siàn , W.-G. I ² -lan ² Hsien ⁴ , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Gî-lân-kōan ) is one of 11 counties in the Republic of China (Taiwan) . It is located in the northeast of the island of Taiwan . Its capital is the city of Yilan .

geography

Rice fields in the Lanyang Plain near Jiaoxi

Geographically, the district is roughly triangular in shape. To the south it is bounded by the foothills of the Chungyang Mountains (Taiwanese Central Mountains) and the western border forms the mountain range of the Xueshan Mountains . Both mountains reach in their foothills to the sea. To the east, the circle closes with the Pacific coast. The highest point is the Nanhubeishan ( 南湖 北山 ) at 3,535 meters on the border with Taichung city .

The majority of the approximately 460,000 inhabitants live in the plain ( "Yilan" -, or "Lanyang plain" , after the Lanyang river that flows into the sea ), which is bounded by the mountains and the sea and along the Pacific coast in the northeast of the District. About 10 km off the coast is the volcanic island of Guishan Dao ("Turtle Mountain Island "), which is now uninhabited and designated as a nature reserve.

population

With around 450,000 inhabitants, the district of Yilan is home to almost 2 percent of the total population of the Republic of China in Taiwan and is therefore one of the smaller administrative units. The population density of around 213 inhabitants per km² is also well below the national average. The languages ​​spoken in Yilan County were as follows according to the 2010 census (multiple answers possible): Taiwanese 94.9%, Mandarin 78.2%, Hakka 0.8%, Formosa languages 1.8%, others 1.0% .

cities and communes

The county seat of Yilan is the only town ( 市 , Shì ) in the county. There are also three municipalities ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) and eight rural communities ( 鄉 , Xiāng ).

The population figures in April 2018 were as follows:

local community	chin.	Hanyu Pinyin	Taiwanese (POJ)	Area (km²)	Residents	Ew./km²
1 city
Yilan	宜蘭 市	Yílán	Gî-lân	29.408	95,919	3,260
3 municipalities
Luodong	羅 東鎮	Luódōng	Lô-tong	11.3448	72.509	6,391
Su'ao	蘇澳 鎮	Sū'ào	So · -Ò	89.0196	39,981	449
Toucheng	頭 城鎮	Tóuchéng	Thâu-siâⁿ	100.893	29,246	290
6 rural communities
Jiaoxi	礁溪 鄉	Jiāoxī	Ta-khe	101.4278	35,653	352
Zhuangwei	壯 圍 鄉	Zhuàngwéi	Chòng-ûi	38.4769	24,245	630
Yuanshan	員 山鄉	Yuánshān	Îⁿ-soaⁿ	111.9106	32,371	289
Dongshan	冬 山鄉	Dōngshān	Tang-soaⁿ	79.8573	52,990	665
Wujie	五 結 鄉	Wǔjiē	Gō -kiat	38.8671	39,575	1,019
Sanxing	三星 鄉	Sānxīng	Saⁿ-chheⁿ / chhiⁿ	144.2238	21,405	148
2 rural communities of indigenous inhabitants
Datong	大 同鄉	Dàtóng	Tāi-tông	657.5442	6,184	9
Nan'ao	南澳 鄉	Nán'ào	Lâm-ò	740.652	5,988	8th

traffic

The Lanyang Plain around Yilan, which is surrounded by mountains and the sea, is only connected to the rest of Taiwan by a few roads. Since the opening of the 13 km long Hsuehshan Tunnel in 2006, Autobahn 5 has connected the district with the capital Taipei, which is just under 50 km northwest . The only road connections to the south are the provincial road ( Highway ) 9 , which runs along a cliff on the Pacific Ocean to Hualien , and the provincial road 7, which connects to the southwestern city of Taichung through the mountains.

The Taiwanese railroad, which runs along the east coast, also runs through Yilan County.

The most important port city in Yilan County is Su'ao at the southern end of the Lanyang Plain.

On October 2, 2019, the road bridge over the entrance to the Nanfang'ao fishing port collapsed.

climate

Yilan's climate is humid and strongly influenced by the northwest monsoon . On average it rains more than 200 days a year and the annual precipitation averages 2,700 mm. Precipitation is increased during the typhoon season from September to December. The rivers, which typically flow from west to east, carry significant amounts of sediment to the coast. Over the millennia, the monsoon blowing from the northwest in winter has resulted in a sand and sediment wall about 23 kilometers long, 10 meters high and 200 to 700 meters wide piled up along the coast. This offers protection against strong monsoon and typhoon winds, but has in the past meant that rivers no longer flowed straight into the sea, but meandered along the sand wall until they found an outlet. Flood disasters have occurred several times in the past.

Yilan (Yilan County)
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     145   19th 13     124   19th 13     175   21st 15th     131   24 18th     239   27 21st     214   30th 23     174   31 25th     234   31 24     334   30th 23     418   26th 20th     281   23 18th     215   20th 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: de.climate-data.org

Climate in Yilan City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.8 19.0 20.9 24.2 27.2 29.5 31.4 31.1 29.7 26.1 23.2 20.3 O 25.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 13.2 13.4 15.2 18.0 21.1 23.3 24.5 24.4 23.3 20.4 17.7 14.8 O 19.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 145 124 175 131 239 214 174 234 334 418 281 215 Σ 2,684 Source: de.climate-data.org

tourism

Bathing beach on the Pacific near Toucheng

Yilan County is a popular destination, especially for residents of the nearby metropolitan area of ​​Taipei. The most important tourist center is Jiaoxi in the north, known for its hot springs . There are other hot springs in the western mountain regions of the county, the cold mineral spring of Su'ao is also known.

Whale and dolphin watching trips are offered around the island of Guishan Dao, and there are several beaches on the Pacific coast.

There are a number of hiking trails in the mountains, especially in the touristic forest areas of Taipingshan , Qilan and Mingchi in Datong Township in the west of the county.

Symbols of the district

On November 3, 1984, the county government elected the Taiwanese rain tree ( Koelreuteria elegans ) as the county’s official tree. The tree is endemic to Taiwan and is found in forests up to 1000 m above sea level. It blooms with yellow flowers in September and October and is occasionally planted in parks. On the same day, the orchid species Cymbidium Faberi was chosen as the flower of the district. Many types of orchids are grown in ornamental plants in the district.

Web links

• Official website of the district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 表 106 歲 以上 本 國籍 常住 人口 在家 使用 語言 情形 ("Language used at home by residents over 6 years old"). Taiwan Statistical Office, accessed April 29, 2018 (Chinese). 
2. ↑ 各 月 人口 資料 （括弧 內 為 資料 起始 年月） 03 鄉鎮 戶數 及 人口 數 (9701) ("Population data for each month (in brackets is the starting month of the data) 03 municipalities and population (9701)"). Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, accessed May 11, 2018 (Chinese). 
3. ↑ Injured and missing persons after a bridge collapse in Taiwan orf.at, October 2, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019. - Report on an oil tanker instead of an oil tanker truck.
4. ^ Geographic Environment. Website of the district, accessed on October 2, 2017 (English). 
5. ^ Yilan County Tree. Yilan County website, accessed March 10, 2019 . 
6. ^ Yilan County Flower. Yilan County website, accessed March 10, 2019 .