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Dalin, Chiayi

Coordinates: 23°35′56″N 120°28′12″E / 23.59889°N 120.47000°E / 23.59889; 120.47000
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23°35′56″N 120°28′12″E / 23.59889°N 120.47000°E / 23.59889; 120.47000

Dalin Township
大林鎮
Tairin
Dalin Township in Chiayi County
Dalin Township in Chiayi County
LocationChiayi County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total64 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (May 2022)
 • Total29,937
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Websitedalin.cyhg.gov.tw

Dalin Township (Chinese: 大林鎮; pinyin: Dàlín Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-nâ) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. To the east is Meishan, to the south Minxiong and to the north Yunlin County. Dalin TzuChi General Hospital (大林慈濟醫院) is located here.

History

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The township was formerly known as Dapulin since the Qing empire rule. The first name who came to this area was a Cantonese person. Afterwards, many Chinese immigrated to the area from Guangdong, China and Fujian, China. Most of them worked in the forest. During the Japanese rule, the government set up a sugar factory in the area.[1]

Demographics

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It has a population of 29,937 in 11,505 households.

Administrative divisions

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The township comprises 21 villages: Damei, Datang, Goubei, Guoxi, Hubei, Jilin, Minghe, Minghua, Neilin, Pailu, Pinglin, Sancun, Sanhe, Sanjiao, Shanglin, Tunglin, Xijie, Xilin, Yihe, Zhongkeng and Zhonglin.

Economy

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There are in total about 2,600 hectares of farmland in the township. Agriculture produce in the township are rice, bamboo shoots, oranges, tangerines, pineapples and orchids.[2] The total annual food production is 12,000 tons.[3]

The development of Dapumei industrial area has attracted corporations such as Canon to build factories.[4]

Education

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  • Nanhua University
  • Chung Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Science and Management
  • Chiayi County Tungji high school

Transportation

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Dalin Station

Taiwan Railways Administration has one station named Dalin Station in the township. The Mianchiuag Taiwan Sugar Railways maintains a "Dalin Station."

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Historical Background". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. ^ "Dalin Township". Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Agriculture". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ "廠商資訊". dapumei.cyhg.gov.tw. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
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