Huwei Township () is an urban

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Yunlin County Yunlin County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County ...

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. It has a population of about 70,269.

Name

In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, '' Favorolang'' was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan. The name has also been spelled ''Favorlang'', ''Favorlangh'', and ''Vovorollang''. Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day

Chiayi Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese ''How-boe-khe'' () during the reign of the Qing

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(ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area () was later changed to ''Go-keng-chhu'' (). The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym '' Babuza'', a tribe of the

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In 1920, during Taiwan's

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, the town was administered as , under ,

Tainan Prefecture was one of the administrative divisions of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The prefecture consisted of modern-day Tainan City, Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County. Population Administrative divisions Cities and districts In 19 ...

. During this era, the town earned the nickname of .

Government

Administrative divisions

There are 29 villages:

Local government

* Taiwan Yunlin District Court

Economy

Huwei Sugar Factory Huwei Township () is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,269. Name In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, '' Favorolang'' was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan. The ...

Education

National Formosa University National Formosa University (NFU; ) is a technical university in Huwei District, Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is the only university in Taiwan to include the historical name of Formosa in its title. NFU was established in Huwei Township in 1980. Na ...

Tourist attractions

* Huwei Sugar Factory Iron Bridge *

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Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum The Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum () is a museum about hand puppets in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The museum building was initially built in 1931 as the Huwei District office. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the R ...

Yunlin Story House The Yunlin Story House (also Yunlin Storyhouse, ) is a historic building in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed in 1920–1923 and opened for the residence of the Huwei County Magistra ...

Transportation

The township houses the

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(THSR) Yunlin Station.

Famous residents

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Sister city relations

* Ōma,

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, Japan

Notable natives

* Chen Po-chih, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002) * Frankie Huang, actor and television host

References

External links

Huwei Township Office
{{Townships in Taiwan Townships in Yunlin County