Yilan County, one of 1 1 counties in Taiwan Province Province, is located in Yilan City. Located in the northeast of Taiwan Province Province. It is bounded by Hualien and Taichung counties in the south, the Pacific Ocean in the east and Taoyuan and Hsinchu counties in the west.

Yilan was called "Clam Chicken" in ancient times (also known as Geyalan, Clam Orchid, Jiazilan, etc. ). It used to be the residence of Pingpu people, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was reclaimed as a city. Yilan covers an area of 2 137 square kilometers. Yilan is a mountainous county surrounded by mountains, which makes Lanyangping look like a dustpan. Under the northeast monsoon, Yilan tries its best to collect rain and moisture, so it is called "bamboo orchid rain".

Yilan has dense forests, trees and jungles. Rivers mostly originate from the central mountain range, with Lanyang River (formerly called Yilan Zhuoshui River) as the largest, with a total length of 73 kilometers, forming a fan-shaped triangle and fertile plain in the lower reaches, which can be called the power river of Yilan.

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As of June, 2065438+February, 2065438+2009, yilan county has * * * jurisdiction over 12 township administrative regions, including 1 township city, 3 towns and 8 townships, namely Yilan City, Tou Town, Luodong Town, Su 'ao Town, Jiaoxi Town and Wei Zhuang. Specifically introduce the following towns and villages:

1. Suao Town is located in Yilan County, Taiwan Province Province, with 122 degrees east longitude and 24.30 degrees north latitude. Located in the southeast of yilan county, with a total area of 89.05438+096 square kilometers. Close to the Pacific Ocean, it is the starting point of the famous Suhua Highway and the Taiwan Railway Administration of the Northern Ring Road, and the end point of the Jiangweishui Expressway, which is an important passage for Taiwan Province Province to the east.

2. Datong Township is a township in Yilan County, Taiwan Province Province, located in the southwest corner of Yilan County. It is the least populated township in Yilan County, and its residents are mainly the Atayal, an indigenous people in Taiwan Province Province. In the early years of the Republic of China in Taiwan Province Province, because the local name "Taiping Mountain" had the same name as Taiping Township (upgraded to Taiping District) in Taichung County, it was changed to Datong Township by lottery on 1959.

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