Dounan, Yunlin

Dounan Township
Location of Dounan Township in Yunlin County.
Country Taiwan
County Yunlin
Government
 • Type Strong magistrate-council
 • Magistrate Huang Fu-chung
Area
 • Total 48.1505 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Population (January 2008)
 • Total 47,773
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Postal code 630
Website http://www.dounan.gov.tw/

Dounan (Chinese: 斗南鎮) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

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History

The original name of Dounan is Dalivo (他里霧), which is named after one of the branches of an aboriginal tribe.[1] The development of Taliwu had started since the Ming Dynasty, when Koxinga came to Taiwan. It is the first place explored by the Han Chinese in the Yunlin area. During the Japanese rule period, Taliwu was rebuilt as an administrative division under the governance of Huwei and renamed to Dounan in 1920. In 1946, it became an independent township.

Transportation

Dounan is the transport center for Yunlin County.

  • Dounan Railway Station (斗南車站)
  • Shihguei Railway Station (石龜車站)

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Notes

  1. ^ History of Dounan, Learning Fueling Station
Cities and townships of Yunlin County
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