Erlun
23°47′28″N 120°23′43″E / 23.791°N 120.395367°E / 23.791; 120.395367
Rural township
Erlun Township 二崙鄉 | |
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Rural township | |
 Erlun Story House, formerly the Erlun Police Station | |
 Erlun Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 25,183 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
| Erlun Township | |
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| Chinese | 二崙鄉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Èrlún Xiāng |
| Wade–Giles | Êrh4-lun2 Hsiang1 |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ngi-lûn-hiông |
| Hokkien POJ | Jī-lūn-hiong |
Erlun Township[2] is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 25,183 (as of February 2023[update][1]) and an area of 59.5625 square kilometres.[1]
Name
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
- Erlun Sports Park
- Erlun Story House
References
- ^ a b c d 雲林縣西螺戶政事務所-人口統計-村里鄰人口數 Population for Township and District. Monthly Bulletin of Interior Statistics. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2013. from the Erlun township website.
- ^ 二崙開拓史 from the Erlun township website. Retrieved 10 November 2018. (in Chinese)
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