Linluo

	Linluo ; 麟洛鄉
	; Location of Linluo in Pingtung County
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Pinging
Coordinates :	22 ° 39 ′ N , 120 ° 35 ′ E Coordinates: 22 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 35 ′ 15 ″ E
Area :	16.2600 km²
Residents :	10,973 (Aug 2019)
Population density :	675 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 8
Postal code :	909
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-PIF
Community type :	Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng )
Structure :	7 villages ( 村 , Cūn )
Website :	www.pthg.gov.tw/TownLlt
	Linluo
	Linluo

Linluo ( Chinese 麟洛鄉 , Pinyin Linluo Xiang , Hokkien Lai Po hiong ) is a rural municipality in Pingtung County on Taiwan ( Republic of China ).

location

Linluo is centrally located in the Pingtung Plain , a large alluvial plain that extends west of the Taiwan Central Mountains. The municipality has an approximately wedge-shaped shape, with the tip of the wedge pointing towards the southwest. The largest longitudinal extension is just over 7 kilometers. In terms of area, Linluo is the third smallest municipality in Pingtung County (after Liuqiu and Linbian ). The neighboring parishes are Pingtung in the west, Changzhi in the north, Neipu in the east and Zhutian in the south.

history

The place name comes from the Qing period and is probably derived from the mythological auspicious "Chinese unicorn" Qilin ( 麒麟 , Qílín ). The original village of Linle ( 麟樂庄 , Línlè zhuāng , free 'village of the happy unicorn') became the village of Linluo ( 麟洛庄 , Línluò zhuāng ) in the Japanese era in 1920 , which initially belonged administratively to today's Changzhi municipality. After the island of Taiwan was transferred to the Republic of China , the administration was reorganized and the city of Pingtung was enlarged to include the area of the present-day communities of Changzhi and Linluo and became an independent city. Another reorganization took place in 1950. Changzhi and Linluo were separated from Pingtung City, and the city again lost its county freedom. In return, it became the capital of the newly established district of the same name. Linluo was separated from Changzhi in 1955 and set up as a separate community.

population

According to official statistics, 65 people (around 0.6%) belonged to the indigenous peoples at the end of 2018.

Outline of Linluo

Administrative division

Linluo is divided into 7 villages ( 村 , Cūn ):

1 Xintian ( 新田村 )
2 Linding ( 麟頂村 )
3 Linti ( 麟蹄村 )
4 Linzhi ( 麟趾村 )
5 Tianzhong ( 田中村 )
6 Tianxin ( 田心村 )
7 Tiandao ( 田道村 )

traffic

National road 3 (motorway) runs along the eastern border and partly in the municipal area of Linluo . Provincial Road 1 runs through Linluo from northwest to southeast. There are also several county roads. Linluo has a direct rail connection to the Pingtung Line with the Linluo station ( 麟洛車站 , Línluò Chēzhàn ).

Agriculture

The most famous product of Linluo's agriculture is the Java apple . Of the approximately 1008 hectares of agricultural land, 300 hectares are used for growing Java apples.

Educational institutions

The Yun Ta Technical University is located in Linluo ( 永達技術學院 , Yǒngdá Jìshù Xuéyuàn )

Tourism, sightseeing

Linluo has several small temples of various deities, including the 1934 built Zheng Chenggong Temple ( 鄭成功廟 , Zhèngchénggōng Miao ), the 1955 built Chaofeng Temple ( 田心朝鳳宮 , Chaofeng gōng ) in the village of Tianxin with the main goddess Mazu , the 1945 built Yongyuan temple ( 湧源堂 , Yǒngyuán táng ) in the village of Xintian where the Guanyin - Bodhisattva is worshiped, the Cihai temple ( 慈海宮 , Cíhǎi gōng ) from 1965 with tags 1990, the Fusheng temple ( 福聖宮 , Fúshèng gōng ) in the village of Linzhi and the Guosheng Temple ( 國聖宮 , Guóshèng gōng ) in the village of Tiandao, built in 1948.

Linluo in the village of Xintian was one of the largest Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in Southeast Asia during World War II from 1942 to 1945. From Linluo Collection Camp, the detainees were transferred to various labor camps across Taiwan. A small memorial plaque ( ) reminds of the camp . 22.65675 120.54902777778