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Yunlin County 雲林縣 Abbreviation(s): Yunlin (雲林)
County seat	Douliu City (斗六市)
Region	Western Taiwan
County Magistrate	Su Chih-fen (蘇治芬)
Cities	1
Townships	19
Area
- Total	1,290.84 km² (13 of 25)
- % water	n/a %
Population
- Total	723,700 (Jan. 2009) (12 of 25)
- Density	560.64/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
- County tree	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
- County bird	Formosan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
Official websites	(Chinese)

Yunlin County (traditional Chinese: 雲林縣; Tongyong Pinyin: Yúnlín Siàn; Hanyu Pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn; Wade-Giles: Yun-lin Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hûn-lîm-kōan) is a county in Western Taiwan. Yunlin County is officially a county of Taiwan.

Higher education

• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
• National Formosa University
• Transworld Institute of Technology

Administration

City

1. Douliu (斗六市)

Townships

Urban townships

1. Beigang Township (北港鎮)
2. Dounan Township (斗南鎮)
3. Huwei Township (虎尾鎮)
4. Tuku Township (土庫鎮)
5. Xiluo Township (西螺鎮)

Rural townships

1. Baozhong Township (褒忠鄉)
2. Citong Township (莿桐鄉)
3. Dapi Township (大埤鄉)
4. Dongshi Township (東勢鄉)
5. Erlun Township (二崙鄉)
6. Gukeng Township (古坑鄉)
7. Kouhu Township (口湖鄉)
8. Linnei Township (林內鄉)
9. Lunbei Township (崙背鄉)
10. Mailiao Township (麥寮鄉)
11. Shuilin Township (水林鄉)
12. Sihu Township (四湖鄉)
13. Taixi Township (臺西鄉)
14. Yuanchang Township (元長鄉)

Cultural Activities

• Beigang International Music Festival

External links

• Yunlin County Government Website (Chinese) (English)

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Cities and townships of Yunlin County County seat: Douliu Cities Douliu Urban townships Beigang · Dounan · Huwei · Tuku · Xiluo Rural townships Baozhong · Citong · Dapi · Dongshi · Erlun · Gukeng · Kouhu · Linnei · Lunbei · Mailiao · Shuilin · Sihu · Taixi · Yuanchang

Coordinates: 23°42′18″N 120°28′34″E / 23.70489°N 120.47607°E / 23.70489; 120.47607

From Wikitravel

Yunlin County (雲林縣) is in in the south of Taiwan and is one of the country's least developed regions.

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