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 name has also been spelled ''Favorlang'', ''Favorlangh'', and ''Vovorollang''. Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese ''How-boe-khe'' () during the reign of the

Qing The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...

Yongzheng Emperor (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 Taiwanese Plains Aborigines. Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6550512-kobi-2118-ii

In 1920, during Taiwan's

Japanese era The , also known as , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being ""), followed by the literal ...

, the town was administered as , under , Tainan Prefecture. 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

Education

National Formosa University National Formosa University (NFU; ) is a technical university in Huwei, Yunlin, 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 Townshi ...

Tourist attractions

Huwei Sugar Factory Iron Bridge 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 ...

* SL Towel Industrial Tourism and Explore Factory * Tongxin Park * Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum * Yunlin Story House

Transportation

The township houses the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station.

Famous residents

* Gilbertus Happart

Sister city relations

Ōma is a town located in Aomori, Japan. In 2020, the town had an estimated population of 5,155, and a population density of ,in 2,497 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Ōma occupies the northwestern coastline of Shimokita Penin ...

, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Notable natives

Chen Po-chih Chen Po-chih (; born 1 February 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republ ...

, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002) *

Frankie Huang Brando Huang (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Career Born in Huwei, Yunlin, Huang is originally an engineer at Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, but had an interest in performing since young. Discovered by com ...

, actor and television host

References

External links

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