Erlun

Erlun Township[2] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 27,255 (as of December 2017[1]) and an area of 59.5625 square kilometres.[1]

Erlun Township

二崙鄉
Rural township
Erlun Story House, formerly the Erlun Police Station
Erlun Township in Yunlin County
LocationYunlin County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2017)[1]
 • Total27,255
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Websitewww.ehlg.gov.tw/index.aspx (in Chinese)
Erlun Township
Chinese二崙鄉
Hanyu PinyinÈrlún Xiāng
Wade–GilesÊrh4-lun2 Hsiang1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳNgi-lûn-hiông
Hokkien POJJī-lūn-hiong

Name
Erlun Township Office

The name Erlun came from the fact that the area consists of two connected hills.[3][4]

History

Early residents of Erlun came from Jinjiang and Zhao'an in Fujian, China.

Geography

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 18 villages: Dahua (大華), Datong (大同), Dayi (大義), Dazhuang (大庄), Dingan (定安), Fuxing (復興), Ganghou (港後), Laihui (來惠), Lundong (崙東), Lunxi (崙西), Nanzi (湳仔), Sanhe (三和), Tianwei (田尾), Yangxian (楊賢), Yizhuang (義庄), Yongding (永定), Youche (油車) and Zhuangxi (庄西).

Tourist attractions

References
  1. 鄉鎮市區戶口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
  3. "History". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2013. from the Erlun township website.
  4. 二崙開拓史 from the Erlun township website. Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
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