Wanluan

	Wanluan ; 萬巒鄉
	; Location of Wanluan in Pingtung County
State :	Republic of China (Taiwan)
County :	Pinging
Coordinates :	22 ° 34 ' N , 120 ° 34' E Coordinates: 22 ° 34 '21 " N , 120 ° 34' 4" E
Area :	60.73 km²
Residents :	20,918 (Dec 2018)
Population density :	344 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	UTC + 8 (Chungyuan time)
Telephone code :	(+886) (0) 8
Postal code :	923
ISO 3166-2 :	TW-PIF
Community type :	Rural community ( 鄉 , Xiāng )
Structure :	14 villages ( 村 , Cūn )
Website :	www.pthg.gov.tw/TownCgt
	Wanluan
	Wanluan

Wanluan ( Chinese 萬巒鄉 , Pinyin Wànluán Xiāng ) is a rural community in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan . The area is dominated by agriculture on the edge of the Taiwan Central Mountains and is crossed by irrigation canals.

geography

As of 2018, the municipality had a population of 20,918 inhabitants on an area of 60.73 km².

structure

The rural community includes 14 villages: Chengde, Chishan, Jiahe, Jiazuo, Liuhuang, Luliao, Sigou, Wanhe, Wanchin, Wanluan, Wanquan, Wugou, Xincuo and Xinzhi.

Street view of Wanluan

Attractions

The Basilica of the Conception of Mary in the Wanchin district is the oldest minor basilica in Taiwan. In the district of Wugou there is a farm of the Liu family as an exemplary settlement of the Hakka . In January 2019, the renovation of an abandoned former Catholic church in Wanluan began. A cultural center for Hakka culture and a center for promoting cocoa cultivation in Taiwan are to be built in the former church building or on the site . Cocoa cultivation, which takes up around 200 hectares in all of Taiwan, is mainly carried out by the Hakka population in Pingtung County.

Personalities

Lo Chih-ming (* 1957), Member of the Legislative Yuan (2002-2008)

Twin cities

Japan Japan - Kamikoani, Akita Prefecture , Japan

Web links

Commons : Wanluan - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wanluan Community Office (Chinese)

Individual evidence

↑ Bucolic Countryside: WANLUAN in Pingtung County
↑ WuKou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall (English)
^ Cacao industry to get Pingtung center. Taipei Times, January 14, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
↑ Kuo Chih-hsuen, Ko Lin: Pingtung to establish cocoa promotion center. Focus Taiwan, January 12, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .
↑ International Exchange ( English ) In: List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures . Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[1] Bucolic Countryside: WANLUAN in Pingtung County

[2] WuKou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall (English)

[3] Cacao industry to get Pingtung center. Taipei Times, January 14, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .

[4] Kuo Chih-hsuen, Ko Lin: Pingtung to establish cocoa promotion center. Focus Taiwan, January 12, 2019, accessed October 6, 2019 .

[5] International Exchange ( English ) In: List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures . Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.