The Yilan County Council (ILCC; ) is the elected

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Yilan County, Taiwan Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan, Republic of China. Name The name ''Yilan'' derives from the indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include '' ...

. The council composes of 34 councilors elected in

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held every four years.

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the

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in 1945, county assembly was set up according to the ''Institute of Organization for City and County Councils'' in 1946. In April 1950, the Taiwan Provincial Government promulgated the ''Outline for Implementing Local Autonomy for Cities and Counties''. The administrative regions were reconfigured in September and the Yilan County Council was founded on 24 February 1951.

Organization

* Speaker * Deputy Speaker * Councilors

Agenda Department

* Regular Meeting * Provisional Meeting * Procedural Committee * Disciplinary Committee * Bill Examination Committee

Administration Department

* Chief Secretary * Secretary * Agenda Section * General Affairs Section * Statute Office * Accounting Office * Personnel Office

Transportation

The council building is accessible south of

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of Taiwan Railways.

References

External links

* 1951 establishments in Taiwan County councils of Taiwan Organizations established in 1951 Yilan County, Taiwan {{Taiwan-gov-stub