Huwei Township () is an urban
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
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 ...
,
Taiwan
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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 i ...
), 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
, regnal name =
, posthumous name = Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian()Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi ()
, temple name = Shizong()Manchu: Šidzung ()
, house = Aisin Gioro
...
(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
Plains indigenous peoples (), previously called plain aborigines, are Taiwanese indigenous peoples originally residing in lowland regions, as opposed to Highland indigenous peoples. Plains indigenous peoples consist of anywhere from eight to twe ...
.
In 1920, during Taiwan's
Japanese era
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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 194 ...
. During this era, the town earned the nickname of .
Government
Administrative divisions
There are 29 villages:
Local government
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Taiwan Yunlin District Court
Economy
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Huwei Sugar Factory
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
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Huwei Sugar Factory Iron Bridge
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SL Towel Industrial Tourism and Explore Factory
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Tongxin Park
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Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum
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Yunlin Story House
Transportation
The township houses the
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...
(THSR)
Yunlin Station.
Famous residents
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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
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the eas ...
, Japan
Notable natives
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Chen Po-chih, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002)
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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 c ...
, actor and television host
References
External links
Huwei Township Office
{{Townships in Taiwan
Townships in Yunlin County