Erlin, Changhua

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]

Erlin Township
二林鎮

Erhlin
Urban township
Erlin Township in Changhua County
LocationChanghua County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total93 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2018)
 • Total50,772
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

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
  • Renhe Temple

Transportation
Erlin Bus Station

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

Notable natives

References
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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