Zhuluo County
諸羅縣 | |
|---|---|
 Zhuluo County at its largest extent in 1685 | |
| Country | Qing Empire |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture | Taiwan |
| Established | 1684 |
| Abolished | 1787 |
| Seat | Jialixing (1684–1704) Zhuluoshan (1704–1787) |
Zhuluo County (Chinese: 諸羅縣; pinyin: Zhūluó Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Chu-lo Hsien; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chu-lô-koān) was a political division in Taiwan from 1684 to 1787, during Qing Dynasty rule of the island. Initially encompassing the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of Taiwan, the county shrank in size as the population and economy of the northern and central western plains grew and new counties were created out of the developed areas; the Zhuluo county was eventually reduced to an under-developed area in south-western Taiwan. In 1787, the county underwent further restructuring and was renamed Chiayi County.