Yuli Township
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Aerial view of Yuli Township | |
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Coordinates: 23°23′15″N 121°22′35″E / 23.38750°N 121.37639°E | |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Region | Eastern Taiwan |
County | Hualien County |
Government | |
• Type | Township council |
Area | |
• Total | 252.3719 km2 (97.4413 sq mi) |
Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 22,305 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 981 |
Subdivision | 15 villages |
Website | HLYL.gov.tw |
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Yuli Township (Chinese: 玉里鎮; pinyin: Yùlǐ Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gio̍k-lí-tìn; Japanese: Tamazato [ Kanji: 玉里 [たまざと] ]), Amis: Posko, Bunun: Pusqu (Hanzi transliterated by 1917: 璞石閣), is an urban township located in central Huadong Valley, and also the southern administrative center of Hualien County, Taiwan. It has a population of 22,305 inhabitants and 15 villages.[1]
Geography
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The township is located in the Huadong Valley.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township comprises 15 villages: Chunri, Dayu, Dewu, Guanyin, Guowu, Lege, Qimo, Sanmin, Songpu, Taichang, Tungfeng, Yongchang, Yuancheng, Zhangliang, and Zhongcheng.
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Antong Hot Springs
- Dongfeng Leisure Farm
- Mount Chihke
- Teifen Waterfalls
- Xietian Temple
- Yucyuan Temple
- Yuli Jinja
- Walami Trail
- Yushan National Park[2]
Transportation
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/TRA_Yuli_Station_3.jpg/220px-TRA_Yuli_Station_3.jpg)
Railway
[edit]Road
[edit]- Provincial Highway 9 (Hualien-Taitung Highway)
- Provincial Highway 30 (Yuli-Chengbin Highway)
- County Road No.193
Bus
[edit]- Hualien Bus Company
Notable natives
[edit]- Evonne Hsieh, actress
- Umin Boya, writer, director and actor
- Wu Maw-kuen, Minister of Education (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "YULI Township Government, Hualien". Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "East Rift Valley National Scenic Area::PDA". www.erv-nsa.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Office of Yu Li Township (Chinese)