Yilan County, Taiwan

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Yilan County
宜蘭縣 [upper-roman 1]
Giran, I-lan, Ilan
County
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Top row: Confluence of the Dongshan River and Lanyang River with Guishan Island in view; second (from left to right): Yilan railway station, Su'ao Port; third: Su'ao Cold Spring, Luodong Night Market, bottom: Institute of Yilan County History
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Flag
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Logo
Taiwan ROC political division map Yilan County.svg
Coordinates: 24°45′2″N121°45′33″E / 24.75056°N 121.75917°E / 24.75056; 121.75917
CountryFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province Flag of Taiwan Province.svg  Taiwan Province (streamlined)
Seat Yilan City
Townships/cities
12
Government
 • Body
 • Magistrate Lin Zi-miao (KMT)
Area
 • Total2,143.6251 km2 (827.6583 sq mi)
 • Rank 6 of 22
Population
 (September 2023)
 • Total450,031
 • Rank 17 of 22
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code TW-ILA
Website enwww.e-land.gov.tw OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Flower Cymbidium
TreeChinese flame tree ( Koelreuteria formosana )
"Populations by city and country in Taiwan". Ministry of the Interior Population Census.
Yilan County
Traditional Chinese 宜蘭 縣

Population

Today Han Chinese comprises the majority of the population in Yilan County. [4]

Education

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National Ilan University

Education related affairs in Yilan County is governed by the Education Department of Yilan County Government. The county houses several public and private universities and colleges such as the National Ilan University, National Lan-Yang Girls' Senior High school, National Yilan Senior High School, Lan Yang Institute of Technology and St. Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College.

Energy

Yilan County has 40 MW renewable energy capacity from an incinerator plant and two hydroelectric power plants. [12] It houses the Qingshui Geothermal Power Plant.

Sports

Yilan County was the host for the 2009 Asian Rowing Championships. [13]

Tourist attractions

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Su-ao Cold Spring.
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Paddy fields in Yilan County

Festivals

Transportation

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Yilan Station

Rail

The Yilan Line and North-Link Line of Taiwan Railways Administration pass the county. Train stations within the two lines in the county are Shicheng, Dali, Daxi, Guishan, Wai-ao, Toucheng, Dingpu, Jiaoxi, Sicheng, Yilan, Erjie, Zhongli, Luodong, Dongshan, Xinma, Su'aoxin, Su'ao, Yongle, Dong-ao, Wuta and Hanben Station.

On 21 October 2018, it was the site of a train derailment that killed 18 passengers and injured 178. [20]

Water

Harbors in the county include Wushi Harbor.

Celebrities

See also

Notes

Words in native languages

  1. 1 2

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References

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