23°35′56″N 120°28′12″E / 23.59889°N 120.47000°E
Dalin Township
大林鎮 Tairin | |
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 Dalin Township in Chiayi County | |
| Location | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Population (May 2022) | |
| • Total | 29,937 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Website | dalin.cyhg.gov.tw |
Dalin Township (Chinese: 大林鎮; pinyin: Dàlín Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-nâ) is an urban township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. To the east is Meishan, to the south Minxiong and to the north Yunlin County. Dalin TzuChi General Hospital (大林慈濟醫院) is located here.
History[edit]
The township was formerly known as Dapulin since the Qing empire rule. The first name who came to this area was a Cantonese person. Afterwards, many Chinese immigrated to the area from Guangdong, China and Fujian, China. Most of them worked in the forest. During the Japanese rule, the government set up a sugar factory in the area.[1]
Demographics[edit]
It has a population of 29,937 in 11,505 households.
Administrative divisions[edit]
The township comprises 21 villages: Damei, Datang, Goubei, Guoxi, Hubei, Jilin, Minghe, Minghua, Neilin, Pailu, Pinglin, Sancun, Sanhe, Sanjiao, Shanglin, Tunglin, Xijie, Xilin, Yihe, Zhongkeng and Zhonglin.
Economy[edit]
There are in total about 2,600 hectares of farmland in the township. Agriculture produce in the township are rice, bamboo shoots, oranges, tangerines, pineapples and orchids.[2] The total annual food production is 12,000 tons.[3]
The development of Dapumei industrial area has attracted corporations such as Canon to build factories.[4]
Education[edit]
- Nanhua University
- Chung Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Science and Management
- Chiayi County Tungji high school
Transportation[edit]
Taiwan Railways Administration has one station named Dalin Station in the township. The Mianchiuag Taiwan Sugar Railways maintains a "Dalin Station."
Notable natives[edit]
- Chester Chou, Deputy Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan (1999-2014)[5]
- Hsu Nai-lin, TV host, actor, and singer
- Sylvia Chang, actress, writer, singer, producer and director
References[edit]
- ^ "Historical Background". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Dalin Township". Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ "Agriculture". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "廠商資訊". dapumei.cyhg.gov.tw. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
External links[edit]
- Dalin Township Office Archived 2017-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
