Yunlin County
Yunlin County
雲林縣 | |
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Top: Xiluo Bridge and Choushui River. Second left: Chaotian Temple in Peigang. Second right: Shinqi Memorial Museum. Third left: Caolin in Tongluo. Third right: Erlun Memorial Museum. Bottom: Dounan Railroad Station. | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′18″N 120°28′34″E / 23.70489°N 120.47607°E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Province | Taiwan Province (government suspended) |
| Region | Western Taiwan |
| Seat | Douliu City |
| Largest city | Douliu City |
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 19 (5 urban, 14 rural) townships |
| Government | |
| • County Magistrate | Chang Li-shan (KMT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,290.84 km2 (498.40 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13 of 22 |
| Population (Sep. 2022) | |
• Total | 664,963 |
| • Rank | 9 of 22 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-YUN |
| Website | www.yunlin.gov.tw |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| Flower | Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) |
| Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) |
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Yunlin is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. It has a population of 664,963 as of 2022.
Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and melon. Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity. Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. Yunlin is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration.