Yilan County

Also known as Giran, Gî-lân, Ilan

county in Taiwan

Key facts

Country: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province: Taiwan Province (streamlined)
Part of taihoku prefecture: 17 April 1895
Wirhin taipei county: 7 January 1946
Separation from taipei county: 10 October 1950
Seat: Yilan City
Subdivisions: 11 townships , 1 county-administered city
Body: Yilan County Government Yilan County Council
Magistrate: Lin Mao-sheng (acting)
Total: 2,143.6251 km (827.6583 sq mi)
Rank: 6 of 22
Density: 209.939/km (543.740/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+8 ( National Standard Time )
Iso 3166 code: TW-ILA
Website: enwww .e-land .gov .tw
Flower: Cymbidium
Tree: Chinese flame tree ( Koelreuteria formosana )

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Wikidata facts

Population: 449999
Area: 2144
Official website: enwww.e-land.gov.tw
Image: Yilan County Montage.png
Households: 193503

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Commons category: Yilan County
male population: 225385
female population: 224614

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Yilan, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan. It has a population of 450,031, and its seat is located in Yilan City.

Before the Han Chinese Wu Sha led his company into large-scale reclamation in today's Yilan in 1787, the area was mainly inhabited by the indigenous Kavalan people. During the Japanese rule, much of the present day Yilan County was part of Japan within its Taihoku Prefecture. When the Republic of China took over Taiwan in 1945, it became part of Taipei County until 10 October 1950 when 12 southeastern townships of Taipei County split off to form the present day Yilan County.