Yunlin County
雲林縣 | |
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 Top: Xiluo Bridge and Choushui River. Second left: Chaotian Temple in Peigang. Second right: Shinqi Memorial Museum. Third left: Caolin in Tongluo. Third right: Erlun Memorial Museum. Bottom: Dounan Railroad Station. | |
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| Coordinates: 23°42′18″N 120°28′34″E / 23.70489°N 120.47607°E | |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Province | Taiwan Province (government suspended)[1] |
| Region | Western Taiwan |
| Seat | Douliu City |
| Largest city | Douliu City |
| Boroughs | 1 cities, 19 (5 urban, 14 rural) townships |
| Government | |
| • County Magistrate | Chang Li-shan (KMT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,290.84 km2 (498.40 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13 of 22 |
| Population (Sep. 2022) | |
• Total | 664,963 |
| • Rank | 9 of 22 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | TW-YUN |
| Website | www.yunlin.gov.tw |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Formosan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea) |
| Flower | Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis) |
| Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) |
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Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: Yúnlín Xiàn; Taigi POJ: Hûn-lîm-koān; Hakka PFS: Yùn-lìm-yen) is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. It has a population of 664,963 as of 2022.
Yunlin is part of the Chianan Plain, a flat land known for its agriculture. Agricultural products of Yunlin County include pomelo, tea leaves, suan cai, papaya and melon. Yunlin's rivers give it potential for hydroelectricity. Douliu is the largest and capital city of Yunlin. It is the only county on the main island of Taiwan where no city with the same name exists. Yunlin is one of the least developed counties on the West coast, and suffers from emigration.[2]
- ^ Abraham Gerber (16 September 2017). "Groups demand end to Provincial Government". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ 陳其育 (2012-01-01). "社會網絡、人力資本對社會流動的影響──以新北市雲林同鄉會為例 [The Impact of Social Networks and Human Capital on Social Mobility: A Study of the Yunlin County Association of New Taipei City]". 臺灣大學國家發展研究所學位論文 (in Chinese): 1–58. doi:10.6342/NTU.2012.01244. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
According to the Taiwan government's internal migration data, Yunlin County is one of the regions with the largest emigration. About 400,000 Yunlin County's residents moved to new Taipei county. The people from the Yunlin county organized the Yunlin Association of New Taipei City. This study focused on these Yunlin Association members. Why the group of people from the same hometown are differing within later social mobility. This study is trying to verify either the social network or the human capital is the main factor behind it.