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
Location	Yunlin County, Taiwan
Area [1]
• Total	60 km^2 (20 sq mi)
Population  (December 2017)[1]
• Total	27,255
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Website	www.ehlg.gov.tw/index.aspx (in Chinese)

Erlun Township
Chinese	二崙鄉
Hanyu Pinyin	Èrlún Xiāng
Wade–Giles	Êrh^4-lun^2 Hsiang^1
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ	Ngi-lûn-hiông
Hokkien POJ	Jī-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

• Erlun Sports Park
• Erlun Story House

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)

External links

• Erlun Township Office, Yunlin County