Yilan County, Taiwan

Yilan County 宜蘭縣[I] Giran, I-lan, Ilan
County
Top row: Confluence of the Dongshan River and Lanyang River with Guishan Island in view; second (from left to right): Yilan railway station, Su'ao Port; third: Su'ao Cold Spring, Luodong Night Market, bottom: Institute of Yilan County History
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Coordinates: 24°45′2″N 121°45′33″E / 24.75056°N 121.75917°E / 24.75056; 121.75917
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Province	Taiwan Province (streamlined)
Seat	Yilan City
Townships/cities	12 Yilan City Luodong Township Su'ao Township Toucheng Township Jiaoxi Township Zhuangwei Township Yuanshan Township Dongshan Township Wujie Township Sanxing Township Datong Township Nan'ao Township
Government
• Body	Yilan County Government Yilan County Council
• Magistrate	Lin Zi-miao (KMT)
Area
• Total	2,143.6251 km2 (827.6583 sq mi)
• Rank	6 of 22
Population  (September 2023)
• Total	450,031
• Rank	17 of 22
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	TW-ILA
Website	enwww.e-land.gov.tw
Symbols
Flower	Cymbidium
Tree	Chinese flame tree (Koelreuteria formosana)

Yilan County,^[I][1] alternately spelled I-lan,^[2] is a county in northeastern Taiwan. Yilan is the northernmost county on the island of Taiwan, with a population 450,031. 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.

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