Yilan City Explained

Yilan
Official Name:Yilan City
Other Name:Giran, I-ran
Settlement Type:County-administered city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Yilan
Parts Type:Urban villages
Parts:38
Area Total Km2:29.87
Population Total:95019
Population As Of:September 2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Chiang Tsung-yuan (Chinese: 江聰淵)
Pushpin Map:Taiwan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Taiwan
Coordinates:24.75°N 166°W
Timezone1:National Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:260
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Yilan City (Mandarin pinyin: Yílán Shì; Hokkien POJ: Gî-lân-chhī) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River.

History

The Yilan Plain in which the city is located has historically been referred to as Kapalan, Kapsulan (; also 甲子蘭), Komalan, etc. These names, as well as that of Yilan itself, were given to the sites by the Kavalan tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Later arrivals included Han Chinese settlers during the Qing dynasty in China (1802) and settlers from Okinawa during Taiwan's Japanese era (1895–1945).

Qing dynasty

In 1810 under Qing dynasty rule, a formal administration office was established at Wuwei (五圍) and "Komalan Subprefecture" was at the present day location of Yilan City. Construction of the city wall was completed a year later. After a few years once the basic infrastructure was ready, the city assumed the political, economical, cultural and educational center for the Lanyang Plain. In 1878, Komalan was a large rice production area commonly called Kapsulan, and became a district called Gilan Hsien.[1] It was one of the three new districts that constituted the new Taipeh Prefecture.

Empire of Japan

According to the 1904 census, the population of Giran town was about 15,000.

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Yilan City was created in January 1946 as a county-administered city the county seat of the newly created Yilan County and continued to become the political, economical and cultural centers of the region.[2]

Geography

Yilan City is located on Lanyang Plain with an average altitude of 7.38 meters above sea level.[3]

Climate

Yilan City experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with mild winters and hot, humid summers.

Administrative divisions

Yilan City consists of 38 villages and 478 neighborhoods, including:[5] [6]

Government institutions

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Yilan City is accessible by Yilan Station of the Taiwan Railways.

Sister cities

Yilan City became a sister city of Rockville, Maryland, in 2019.[7] The relationship gained notoriety as diplomats from the Embassy of China, Washington, D.C., unsuccessfully attempted to scuttle the agreement.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Davidson . James W. . James W. Davidson . The Island of Formosa, Past and Present . 1903 . Macmillan . London and New York . 6931635M . 1887893 . 211.
  2. Web site: Discovery Center of YiLan – Yilan City Office . Ilancity.gov.tw . 2014-05-25 . 2014-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140430154503/http://www.ilancity.gov.tw/en/ . live .
  3. Web site: http://www.ilancity.gov.tw/millenniumes.asp . zh:認識宜蘭市 . Get to Know Yilan City . zh . ilancity.gov.tw . Yilan City Office . 2017-02-21 . 2017-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829013608/http://www.ilancity.gov.tw/millenniumes.asp . dead .
  4. Web site: https://ws.e-land.gov.tw/001/2015yilan/186/ckfile/6c46cc26-8261-44a3-9e33-571b6adb4744.pdf . zh:宜蘭縣宜蘭市 現住人口數按性別及年歲分 . Resident Population Figures by Gender and Age, Yilan City, Yilan County . zh . September 2023 . ilhhr.e-land.gov.tw . Yilan City Household Registration Office . 2023-10-31 . 2023-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031140414/https://ws.e-land.gov.tw/001/2015yilan/186/ckfile/6c46cc26-8261-44a3-9e33-571b6adb4744.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: http://www.ilancity.gov.tw/services_3.asp . zh:各里里長 . Village leaders . zh-tw . Yilan City Office . 2017-02-21 . 宜蘭市總里數 ：38里，鄰數：478 . 2017-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222112009/http://www.ilancity.gov.tw/services_3.asp . live .
  6. Web site: 2018 Local Elections. 23 November 2019. Central Election Commission. Shennong Vil. Minquan Vil. Jinshi Vil. Nanqiao Vil. Jianye Vil. Nanjin Vil. Kaixuan Vil. Liming Vil. Tungcun Vil. Yanping Vil. Qizhang Vil. Cian Vil. Xinmin Vil. Tungmen Vil. Xiaotung Vil. Caiyuan Vil. Xiaolian Vil. Xinsheng Vil. Jiaobai Vil. Beijin Vil. Meizhou Vil. Beimen Vil. Zhongshan Vil. Ximen Vil. Nanmen Vil. Fuguo Vil. Minzu Vil. Jianjun Vil. Siyuan Vil. Wenhua Vil. Fuxing Vil. Chenggong Vil. Xintung Vil. Qijie Vil. Taishan Vil. Daxin Vil. Zhongxing Vil. Baili Vil..
  7. Web site: Rockville-Yilan City Corporation . 2023-08-07 . en-US . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527131748/https://taiwansistercities.org/?page_id=8 . live .
  8. Newland . Sara A. . 20 January 2022 . Paradiplomacy as a response to international isolation: the case of Taiwan . . en . 36 . 4 . 784–812 . 10.1080/09512748.2022.2025889 . 246116441 . 0951-2748.
  9. Book: Allen, Bethany . Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World . . 2023 . 9780063057418 . 72–73 . Spies and Sister Cities . 1356620867 . Two embassy diplomats subsequently showed up, expressing "concerns" about Rockville's new relationship with Yilan and offering to have the embassy introduce other mainland Chinese cities to Rockville for potential new sister city relationships..

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