Yilan County, Taiwan
Yilan County
宜蘭縣 Giran, I-lan, Ilan | |
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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 | |
| Coordinates: 24°45′2″N 121°45′33″E / 24.75056°N 121.75917°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Province | Taiwan Province (streamlined) |
| Seat | Yilan City |
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| Government | |
| • Body | |
| • Magistrate | Lin Mao-sheng (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,143.6251 km2 (827.6583 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6 of 22 |
| Population (September 2023) | |
• Total | 450,031 |
| • Rank | 17 of 22 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-ILA |
| Website | enwww |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Cymbidium |
| Tree | Chinese flame tree (Koelreuteria formosana) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宜蘭縣 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yilan, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan. Yilan is the northernmost county on the island of Taiwan, with a population of 450,031. Its seat is located in Yilan City.
Before the Han Chinese Wu Sha led his company into large-scale reclamation in today’s Yilan in 1787, the area was mainly inhabited by the indigenous Kavalan people. During the Japanese rule, much of the present day Yilan County was part of Japan within its Taihoku Prefecture. When the Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945, it became part of Taipei County until 10 October 1950 when 12 southeastern townships of Taipei County split off to form the present day Yilan County.