Yunlin County is a county in the western part of Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

. Yunlin is located to the right of the Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...

, the east of Nantou County

Nantou County

Nantou County is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only landlocked county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya Taiwanese aboriginal word Ramtau. Nantou County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan....

 and sharing a border with Changhua County

Changhua County

Changhua County is the smallest county in Taiwan located on the westside of Taiwan. It is officially governed as a county of the Republic of China .-Urban townships:# Beidou Township # Erlin Township...

 divided by the Zhuoshui River. Yunlin is one of the counties of Taiwan that is part of the Chianan Plain

Chianan Plain

The Chianan Plain or Jianan Plain is an alluvial plain located at the central-southern region of western Taiwan. It is the largest plain of the island, and lies in Tainan City and Chiayi County/Chiayi City, from which the name of the plain derived. It also includes some portions of Yunlin County,...

, a flat land rich for agriculture with abundant waters. Agricultural products of Yunlin county include pomelo

Pomelo

The pomelo is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white flesh and very thick albedo . It is the largest citrus fruit, 15–25 cm in diameter, and usually weighing 1–2 kg...

, tea

Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...

 leaves, suan cai

Suan cai

Suan cai , or in English, "sour vegetable", is a traditional Chinese pickled Chinese cabbage. It is used in a variety of ways...

, papaya

Papaya

The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...

 and muskmelon

Muskmelon

Muskmelon is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth skinned varieties such as honeydew, crenshaw and casaba, and different netted cultivars...

. Due to Yunlin's abundant waters, it has potentials for hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

. Douliu is the largest city and the capital city of Yunlin.

Higher education

• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
• National Formosa University
  National Formosa University
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• Transworld Institute of Technology

Transportation

Taiwan Railway Administration

Taiwan Railway Administration

The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 passes through Yunlin with stations:

• Linnei Station
  Linnei Station
  Linnei Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located at Yunlin County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
  
  
• Shiliu Station
• Douliu Station
• Dounan Station
  Dounan Station
  Dounan Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located at Yunlin County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
  
  
• Shigui Station

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...

 is building a station in Yunlin to be completed at 2015.

Highways include:

• National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 1 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 1 is the first freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at the intersection of Ziao 2nd Road and Jhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung City at the intersection of Jhongshan 4th Road and Yugang Road, giving it a total length of 372.8 km...
  
  
• National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 (Taiwan)
  National Highway No. 3 is the second North-South freeway in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung City at Jijin Interchange on the Provincial Highway No. 2 and ends in Linbian, Pingtung on the Provincial Highway No. 17....
  
  

Administration

Name (Hanyu Pinyin)	Hanzi Chinese character Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...	Wade-Giles Wade-Giles Wade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...	Tongyong Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin was the official Romanization of Mandarin Chinese in the Republic of China between 2002 and 2008. The system was unofficially used between 2000 and 2002, when a new romanization system for the Republic of China was being evaluated for adoption. The ROC's Ministry of Education...	Taiwanese (POJ)	Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
City
Douliu City	斗六市	Tou-liu	Douliou	Táu-la̍k	Téu-liuk
Urban townships
Beigang Township Beigang -Mainland China:*Beigang Subdistrict**Beigang Subdistrict, Bei'an , Heilongjiang**Beigang Subdistrict, Yueyang , in Yanglou District, Yueyang, Hunan**Beigang Subdistrict, Changzhou , in Zhonglou District, Changzhou, Jiangsu...	北港鎮	Pei-kang	Beigang	Pak-káng	Pet-kóng
Dounan Township Dounan, Yunlin -History:The original name of Dounan is Dalivo , which is named after one of the branches of an aboriginal tribe. The development of Taliwu had started since the Ming Dynasty, when Koxinga came to Taiwan. It is the first place explored by the Han Chinese in the Yunlin area...	斗南鎮	Tou-nan	Dounan	Táu-lâm	Téu-nàm
Huwei Township	虎尾鎮	Hu-wei	Huwei	Hó͘-bóe	Fú-mî
Tuku Township Tuku, Yunlin Tuku Township is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 30,790 and an area of 49.0212 square kilometres.-External links:*...	土庫鎮	T'u-k'u	Tuku	Thô͘-khò͘	Thú-khù
Xiluo Township Xiluo, Yunlin Xiluo Township is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 49,053 and an area of 49.7985 square kilometres.-External links:*...	西螺鎮	Hsi-luo	Siluo	Sai-lê	Sî-lô
Rural townships
Baozhong Township	褒忠鄉	Pao-chung	Baojhong	Po-tiong	Pô-chûng
Citong Township Citong, Yunlin Citong Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 30,656 and an area of 50.8502 square kilometres.-External links:*...	莿桐鄉	Tz'u-t'ong	Cihtong	Chhì-tông	Tshṳ̀-thùng
Dapi Township Dapi, Yunlin Dapi Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 21,523 and an area of 44.9973 square kilometres.-External links:*...	大埤鄉	Ta-p'i	Dapi	Tōa-pi	Thai-phî
Dongshi Township Dongshi, Yunlin Dongshi Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 17,241 and an area of 48.3562 square kilometres.-External links:*...	東勢鄉	Tung-shih	Dongshih	Tang-sì	Tûng-sṳ
Erlun Township Erlun, Yunlin Erlun Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 30,081 and an area of 59.5625 square kilometres.-External links:*...	二崙鄉	Erh-lun	Erlun	Jī-lūn	Ngi-lûn
Gukeng Township Gukeng, Yunlin Gukeng is a rural township in eastern Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is famous for agricultural produce, most notably arabica coffee.* Area: 116.61 km²* Population: 35,525 people...	古坑鄉	Ku-k'eng	Gukeng	Kó͘-kheⁿ	Kú-hâng
Kouhu Township Kouhu, Yunlin Kouhu Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 30,772 and an area of 80.4612 square kilometres.-External links:*...	口湖鄉	K'ou-hu	Kouhu	Kháu-ô͘	Khiéu-fù
Linnei Township Linnei, Yunlin Linnei Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 20,312 and an area of 37.6035 square kilometres.-External links:*...	林內鄉	Lin-nei	Linnei	Nâ-lāi	Lìm-nui
Lunbei Township Lunbei, Yunlin Lunbei Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,794 and an area of 58.4840 square kilometres.-External links:*...	崙背鄉	Lun-pei	Lunbei	Lūn-pòe	Lûn-poi
Mailiao Township Mailiao, Yunlin Mailiao is a township in northwestern Yunlin County, Taiwan. With a population of 33,210, Mailiao has an area of 80.1668 km2.The township's chief industry is the Formosa Mailiao Refinery, an oil refinery that processes of crude oil per day; the refinery exports it goods via the township's...	麥寮鄉	Mai-liao	Mailiao	Be̍h-liâu	Ma̍k-liàu
Shuilin Township Shuilin, Yunlin Shuilin Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 29,538 and an area of 72.9582 square kilometres.-External links:*...	水林鄉	Shui-lin	Shueilun	Chúi-nâ	Súi-lìm
Sihu Township Sihu, Yunlin Sihu Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,276 and an area of 77.1189 square kilometres.-External links:*...	四湖鄉	Ssu-hu	Sihhu	Sì-ô͘	Si-fù
Taixi Township	臺西鄉	T'ai-hsi	Taisi	Tâi-se	Thòi-sî
Yuanchang Township Yuanchang, Yunlin Yuanchang Township is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 29,365 and an area of 71.5872 square kilometres.-External links:*...	元長鄉	Yuan-ch'ang	Yuanchang	Goân-chiáng	Ngièn-tshòng

External links

• Yunlin County Government Website