Dongshan, Yilan

Dongshan Township
冬山鄉

Fuyuyama
Dongshan Township; 冬山鄉 Fuyuyama
Rural township
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	Dongshan Township in Yilan County
Location	Yilan County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	79.86 km2 (30.83 sq mi)
Population (March 2023)
• Total	52,933
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Website	www.dongshan.gov.tw (in Chinese)

24°37′55″N 121°45′14″E / 24.63194°N 121.75389°E

Dongshan Township (Chinese: 冬山鄉; pinyin: Dōngshān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Tung¹-shan¹ Hsiang¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-soaⁿ-hiong) is a rural township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan.

GeographyEdit

Dongshan township, Yilan from above. Shot December 2022.

Dongshan sunrise aerial panorama. Shot December 2022.

Area: 79.86 km²
Population: 52,933 people (March 2023)^[1]

Administrative divisionsEdit

Zhenzhu, Bucheng, Sanji, Daxing, Tungcheng, Xianghe, Nanxing, Anping, Dongshan, Taihe, Babao, Wanshan, Zhongshan, Shunan, Yongmei, Wuyuan, Qunying, Qinggou, Lupu, Dean, Guangxing, Guangan, Kelin and Dajin Village.

EconomyEdit

The main industry in Dongshan Township are agriculture and tourism. In agriculture, tea and pomelo are the specialties for this township. While the tourism industry creates more business in leisure, food and beverages and farm tourism.

Tourist attractionsEdit

TransportationEdit

Dongshan Train station from above.

Dongshan Station

The township is accessible by the Dongshan Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

Notable nativesEdit

The 'Orange Castle' in Dongshan township in Yilan. Shot December 2022.

Lee Chin-lung, Minister of Council of Agriculture (2002–2006)
Liao Feng-teh, politician
Yu Shyi-kun, Premier of the Republic of China (2002–2005)

ReferencesEdit

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.ki.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External linksEdit

Official website (in Chinese)

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.ki.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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