Huwei, Yunlin
Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Huwei Township
虎尾鎮 Kobi | |
|---|---|
| Street view in Huwei Street view in Huwei | |
| Huwei Township in Yunlin County Huwei Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 70,300 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Huwei Township (Chinese: 虎尾鎮; pinyin: Hǔwěi Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-bóe-tìn or Hó͘-bé-tìn) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,300.
Name
[edit | edit source]In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, Favorolang was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan.[1] The name has also been spelled Favorlang, Favorlangh, and Vovorollang.[2] Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese How-boe-khe (Chinese: 吼尾溪) during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area (Chinese: 大崙腳庄) was later changed to Go-keng-chhu (Chinese: 五間厝庄; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘ -keng-chhù-chng).[3][4]
The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym Babuza,[5] a tribe of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines.
In 1920, during Taiwan's Japanese era, the town was administered as Kobi Town (Japanese: 虎尾庄), under Kobi District (虎尾郡), Tainan Prefecture. During this era, the town earned the nickname of "Sugar Capital" (糖都).
Government
[edit | edit source]Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]
There are 29 villages:[6]
- Anqing
- Anxi
- Beixi
- Dexing
- Dingxi
- Dongren
- Dongtun
- Fangcao
- Gong'an
- Huilai
- Jianguo
- Juetou
- Kendi
- Lenei
- Lianshi
- Liren
- Pinghe
- Sanhe
- Xi'an
- Xiaxi
- Xingnan
- Xingzhong
- Xinji
- Xinxing
- Xitun
- Yanping
- Yingchuan
- Zhongshan
- Zhongxi
Local government
[edit | edit source]Economy
[edit | edit source]Education
[edit | edit source]Tourist attractions
[edit | edit source].jpg){kind=link}
- Huwei Sugar Factory Iron Bridge
- SL Towel Industrial Tourism and Explore Factory
- Tongxin Park
- Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum
- Yunlin Story House
Transportation
[edit | edit source]
The township houses the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station.
Famous residents
[edit | edit source]Sister city relations
[edit | edit source]- Japan Ōma, Aomori Prefecture, Japan[8]
Notable natives
[edit | edit source]- Chen Po-chih, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002)
- Frankie Huang, actor and television host
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]
- Huwei Township Office (in English)
