Yunlin County

Yunlin County 雲林 縣
Top left to bottom right: Shiluo Bridge and the Zhuoshui River, Chaotian Temple in Beigang, Xinqi Memorial Hall in Douliu, Caoling Village in Gukeng, Erlun History Museum, Dounan Railway Station
emblem flag
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Founded :	1950
Coordinates :	23 ° 42 ′  N , 120 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 23 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 120 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
Area :	1,290.8  km²
Residents :	689.003 (April 2018)
Population density :	534 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 5
Postal code :	630-638, 640, 643, 646-649, 651-655
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-YUN
District capital :	Douliu
Structure :	1 city (市) 5 municipalities (鎮) 14 rural municipalities (鄉)
District Administrator:	Su Chih-fen ( 蘇治芬 )
Website :	www.yunlin.gov.tw
Circle bird:	Formosan blue magpie
Circle flower:	Phalaenopsis
Circle tree:	Camphor tree

The Yunlin County ( Chinese  雲林縣  /  云林县 , pinyin Yunlin Xiàn , Tongyong Pinyin Yunlin Sian , W.-G. Yun-lin Hsien , PEH OE jī Hun Lim koan ) is a district of the Republic of China on Taiwan . Located in the central part of western Taiwan, its capital is Douliu . Well-known in Taiwan are its agricultural products such as grapefruit , tea , suan cai (a pickled Chinese cabbage ), papaya and sugar melon .

geography

Yunlin County is located at the transition from the Jianan Plain in the south to the Changhua Plain in the north, which together form the largest plain in Taiwan. In the north, the Zhuoshui , Taiwan's longest river, and its lower reaches form the border with Changhua County . Yunlin County borders on Chiayi County to the south, Nantou County to the east, and Formosa Road to the west .

The district consists of 90% plains, along the eastern border there are a few hills and in the southeast it extends into the northwestern foothills of the Alishan Mountains .

history

The Yulin area was originally inhabited by the Pingpu , Austronesian peoples of the plains . After Taiwan was taken over by the Chinese Empire after 1683, during the reign of Kangxi , Han Chinese immigrants from the mainland increasingly flocked to the island. The indigenous population was gradually assimilated or pushed eastwards. Initially, Taiwan was divided into three counties, with Yunlin belonging to Zhuluo County. In 1761, during the reign of Qianlong , an inspection was set up in Douliu to cover Yunlin. In 1887, Taiwan became a separate Chinese province and Yunlin was given county status. After Taiwan had to be ceded to Japan after the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 , the district was dissolved again. Several administrative reorganizations took place under the Japanese rule and from 1926 Yunlin belonged to Tainan Prefecture . After Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China after World War II, there was another reorganization and in 1950 Yunlin County was re-established.

cities and communes

Seat of the Yunlin County Council

The capital Douliu, with a population of 108,590 (as of May 2018), is the only city ( 市 , Shì ) in the district. There are also five urban parishes ( 鎮 , Zhèn ) and 14 rural parishes ( 鄉 , Xiāng ). According to the official statistics from April 2018, the population figures and area data for the municipalities were as follows:

local community	chin.	Hanyu Pinyin	Taiwanese (POJ)	Hakka	Area (km²)	Residents	Ew./km²
1 city
Douliu	斗六市	Dǒuliù Shì	Tau-la̍k-chhī	Téu-liuk	93.7151	108,590	1,160
5 municipalities
Addition	北港 鎮	Běigǎng Zhèn	Pak-káng-tìn	Pet-kóng	41.4999	40,130	967
Dounan	斗南 鎮	Dòunán Zhèn	Tau-lâm-tìn	Téu-nàm	48.1505	44,796	931
Huwei	虎尾 鎮	Hǔwěi Zhèn	Hó͘-bóe-tìn	Fú-mî	68.7420	70,858	1,031
Tuku	土庫 鎮	Tǔkù Zhèn	Thô͘-khò͘-tìn	Thú-khù	49.0212	28,837	589
Xiluo	西螺 鎮	Xīluó Zhen	Sai-lê-tìn	Silo	49.7985	46.129	927
14 rural parishes
Baozhong	褒忠 鄉	Bāozhōng Xiāng	Po-tiong-hiong	Pô-chûng	37.0552	13,035	350
Citong	莿桐 鄉	Cìtóng Xiāng	Chhì-tông-hiong	Tshṳ̀-thùng	50.8502	28,806	567
Dapi	大埤 鄉	Dàpí Xiāng	Toā-pi-hiong	Thai-phî	44,9973	19,140	426
Dongshi	東 勢 鄉	Dōngshì Xiāng	Tang-sì-hiong	Tûng-sṳ	48.3562	14,942	308
Erlun	二 崙 鄉	Èrlún Xiāng	Jī-lūn-hiong	Ngi-lûn	59.5625	27.102	456
Gukeng	古坑 鄉	Gǔkēng Xiāng	Kó͘-kheⁿ-hiong	Kú-hâng	166,6059	31,589	190
Kouhu	口 湖鄉	Kǒuhú Xiāng	Kháu-ô͘-hiong	Khiéu-fù	80.4612	27,524	342
Linnei	林 內 鄉	Línnèi Xiāng	Nâ-lāi-hiong	Lìm-nui	37.6035	18,259	483
Lunbei	崙 背 鄉	Lúnbèi Xiāng	Lūn-poè-hiong	Lûn-poi	58.4840	24,563	421
Mailiao	麥 寮 鄉	Màiliáo Xiāng	Be̍h-liâu-hiong	Ma̍k-liàu	80.1668	45,638	569
Shuilin	水 林 鄉	Shuǐlín Xiāng	Chu-n-hiong	Súi-lìm	72.9582	25,563	350
Sihu	四 湖鄉	Sìhú Xiāng	Sì-ô͘-hiong	Si-fù	77.1189	23,464	305
Taixi	臺 西鄉	Táixī Xiāng	Tâi-se-hiong	Thòi-sî	54.0983	23,952	441
Yuanchang	元 長 鄉	Yuánzhǎng Xiāng	Goân-chióng-hiong	Ngièn-tshòng	71.5872	25,864	361

Yunlin County parishes

Douliu Addition Dounan Huwei Tuku Xiluo Baozhong Citong Dapi Dongshi Erlun Gukeng Kouhu Linnei Lunbei Mailiao Shuilin Sihu Taixi Yuanchang Changhua County Chiayi County Nantou county Chiayi

Universities

• Yunlin National University of Science and Technology
• National University of Formosa (1997-2004 renamed: National Institute of Technology Huwei )
• University of Chinese Medicine (Department in Beigang)
• Transworld Institute for Technology

Culture

• International music festival Beigang

Web links

• Yunlin County Official Site (English Version)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historical Evolution. Yunlin County website, accessed August 28, 2018 . 
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).