Linbian, Pingtung

Coordinates: 22°26′N 120°31′E / 22.433°N 120.517°E

Linbian Township in Pingtung County
Linbian Township

Linbian Township (Chinese: 林邊鄉; pinyin: Línbiān Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Lin2-pian1 Hsiang1) is a rural township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is known for its year-round warm climate, seafood restaurants and its lembu fruits.

History

The area was called Pangsoya or Pangsoia during the Dutch era,[1] and was later a small town called Pang-soh.[2]

Geography

Climate

Like the rest of Southern Taiwan, Linbian is located within the tropics and has a tropical wet and dry climate. Due to its location, it is considered to be one of the warmest townships of Taiwan having the least variation of temperatures between seasons in the country (along with other various townships in Pingtung) because it is both located at a low latitude on the central Pingtung plains and also just above the Hengchun Peninsula which therefore does not share the peninsula's temperate climate caused by its sea currents. The coldest month is January and the warmest month is July, with an average daily mean of 21°C and 28°C respectively. Although statistically the average highs during the "winter" season varies around 26°C, temperatures exceeding 29°C during the afternoon are not uncommon even in January.

Due to the warm and mostly windless weather, Linbian is famous for growing some of the best lembu fruits in Taiwan, with one of the longest harvest time in the country, therefore it is often referred as "the lembu township" (蓮霧之鄉).

Climate data for Central Pingtung (Fangliao Township) (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)		 26.1
(79)		 28.1
(82.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.3
(91.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.1
(88)		 29.0
(84.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 16.1
(61)		 17.1
(62.8)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.2
(75.6)		 21.3
(70.3)		 17.5
(63.5)		 22.29
(72.13)

Administrative divisions

  • Linbian Village
  • Guanglin Village
  • Yongle Village
  • Zhonglin Village
  • Renhe Village
  • Tiancuo Village
  • Qifeng Village
  • Shuili Village
  • Zhulin Village
  • Zengan Village[3]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Linbian Station
  • TRA Linbian Station
  • TRA Zhen'an Station

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 3: Pax Hollandica". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press. Note 76.
  2. ↑ Campbell, William (1903). "Explanatory Notes". Formosa under the Dutch: described from contemporary records, with explanatory notes and a bibliography of the island. London: Kegan Paul. p. 545. OCLC 644323041.
  3. ↑ http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TV/nm707001900000000.html

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