Yuli, Hualien

Yuli Township 玉里鎮
Aerial view of Yuli Township
Yuli Township
Coordinates: 23°23′15″N 121°22′35″E
Country	Taiwan
Region	Eastern Taiwan
Government
• Type	Urban Township
Area
• Total	252.3719 km2 (97.4413 sq mi)
Population  (December 2014)
• Total	25,396
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Post code	981
Subdivision	15 Villages
Website	www.hlyl.gov.tw

Downtown Yuli

Yuli Township Office

Yuli Township (Chinese: 玉里鎮; pinyin: Yùlǐ Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gio̍k-lí-tìn) is an urban township located in central Huatung Valley, and also the southern administrative center of Hualien County, Taiwan. It has a population of 25,396 inhabitants and 15 villages.

Geography

Map of Yuli (labeled as TAMAZATO) and surrounding areas (1944)

Map including Yuli (labeled as Yü-li (Tamazato) 玉里) (1951)

The township is located in the Huatung Valley.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Chunri, Dayu, Dewu, Guanyin, Guowu, Lege, Qimo, Sanmin, Songpu, Taichang, Tungfeng, Yongchang, Yuancheng, Zhangliang and Zhongcheng.

Tourist attractions

• Antong Hot Springs
• Dongfeng Leisure Farm
• Mount Chihke
• Teifen Waterfalls
• Xietian Temple
• Yucyuan Temple
• Yushan National Park

Transportation

Yuli Rail Station

Railway

TRA (Taitung line)

• Yuli Station
• Sanmin Station

Road

• Provincial Highway 9 (Hualien-Taitung Highway)
• Provincial Highway 30 (Yuli-Chengbin Highway)
• County Road No.193

Bus

• Hualien Bus Company

Notable natives

• Evonne Hsieh, actress
• Umin Boya, writer, director and actor
• Wu Maw-kuen, Minister of Education (2018)

External links

• Office of Yu Li Township (Chinese)