Erlun
23°47′28″N 120°23′43″E / 23.791°N 120.395367°E
Erlun Township
二崙鄉 | |
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 Erlun Story House, formerly the Erlun Police Station | |
 Erlun Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,255 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Erlun Township | |
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| Chinese | 二崙鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Èrlún Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Êrh4-lun2 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngi-lûn-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Jī-lūn-hiong |
Erlun Township[2] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,255 (as of December 2017[update][1]) and an area of 59.5625 square kilometres.[1]
Name
The name Erlun came from the fact that the area consists of two connected hills.[3][4]
History
Early residents of Erlun came from Jinjiang and Zhao'an in Fujian, China.
Geography
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 18 villages: Dahua (大華), Datong (大同), Dayi (大義), Dazhuang (大庄), Dingan (定安), Fuxing (復興), Ganghou (港後), Laihui (來惠), Lundong (崙東), Lunxi (崙西), Nanzi (湳仔), Sanhe (三和), Tianwei (田尾), Yangxian (楊賢), Yizhuang (義庄), Yongding (永定), Youche (油車) and Zhuangxi (庄西).
Tourist attractions
References
- ^ a b c d 鄉鎮市區戶口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2013. from the Erlun township website.
- ^ 二崙開拓史 from the Erlun township website. Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
External links
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