Erlin, Changhua

Erlin Township
二林鎮

Erhlin
Erlin Township; 二林鎮 Erhlin
Urban township
	Erlin Township in Changhua County
Location	Changhua County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
• Total	50,772
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Website	town.chcg.gov.tw/erhlin (in Chinese)

Coordinates: 23°55′22″N 120°24′33″E / 23.922875°N 120.409073°E / 23.922875; 120.409073

Erlin Township (Chinese: 二林鎮; pinyin: Èrlín Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jī-lîm-tìn/Gī-lîm-tìn) is an urban township in Changhua County, Taiwan.^[1]

Geography[]

With an area of 92.8578 square kilometers, it is the largest township in Changhua County. As of January 2017, its population was 51,487, including 26,533 males and 24,954 females.^[2]

History[]

During the Dutch period, the area was under the administrative region of Favorlang (modern-day Huwei, Yunlin). Present-day Erlin was probably at or near Gierim, "one of the primary centers for Sino-aboriginal trade and a favorite haunt of pirates and smugglers."^[3]

Administrative divisions[]

Fengtian, Donghe, Nanguang, Xiping, Beiping, Zhongxi, Guangxing, Xiangtian, Waizhu, Xinghua, Dongxing, Houcuo, Dingcuo, Zhaojia, Zhenxing, Wanxing, Yongxing, Xizhuang, Meifang, Hualun, Wange, Dongshi, Dayong, Yuandou, Xidou, Donghua and Fufeng Village.

Tourist attractions[]

Transportation[]

Erlin Bus Station

Bus station in the township is Erlin Bus Station of Yuanlin Bus.

Notable natives[]

Liu Wen-hsiung, Member of the Legislative Yuan (1990)
Timothy Yang, Secretary-General to the President (2012–2015)

References[]

^ "彰化縣政府全球資訊網". January 2011.
^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 7: The Challenges of a Chinese Frontier". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press. §13.

External links[]

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] "彰化縣政府全球資訊網". January 2011.

[2] 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[3] Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 7: The Challenges of a Chinese Frontier". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press. §13.

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v t Cities and townships of Changhua County
County seat: Changhua City
Cities	Changhua City Yuanlin
Urban townships	Beidou Erlin Hemei Lukang Tianzhong Xihu
Rural townships	Dacheng Dacun Ershui Fangyuan Fenyuan Fuxing Huatan Pitou Puxin Puyan Shengang Shetou Tianwei Xianxi Xiushui Xizhou Yongjing Zhutang