Yilan County, Taiwan

Yilan County
宜蘭縣[I]
Giran, I-lan, Ilan
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
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
Flag of Yilan County
Official seal of Yilan County
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)
SeatYilan City
Townships/cities
Government
 • Body
 • MagistrateLin Zi-miao (KMT)
Area
 • Total2,143.6251 km2 (827.6583 sq mi)
 • Rank6 of 22
Population
 (September 2023)
 • Total450,031
 • Rank17 of 22
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (National Standard Time)
ISO 3166 codeTW-ILA
Websiteenwww.e-land.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Symbols
FlowerCymbidium
TreeChinese flame tree (Koelreuteria formosana)
Yilan County
Traditional Chinese宜蘭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyí lán xiàn
Bopomofoㄧˊ   ㄌㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhYilan Shiann
Wade–GilesI2-lan2 Hsien4
Tongyong PinyinYílán Siàn
MPS2Yílán Shiàn
IPA[ǐ.lǎn ɕjɛ̂n]
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳNgì-làn-yen
Southern Min
Hokkien POJGî-lân-koān
Tâi-lôGî-lân-kuān

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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  1. ^ 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 12 October 2019. 字詞 【宜蘭縣】 注音 ㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ 漢語拼音 yí lán xiàn
  2. ^ Such as in PTT BBS Board of I-lan [1] Archived 2018-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, and in I-Lan Journal of History [2] Archived 2018-11-01 at the Wayback Machine