Yilan City

Yilan
宜蘭市
County-administered city
Yilan City
Yilan
Location in the Republic of China
Coordinates: 24°45′N 121°45′E / 24.750°N 121.750°E / 24.750; 121.750Coordinates: 24°45′N 121°45′E / 24.750°N 121.750°E / 24.750; 121.750
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
County Yilan County
Government
 • Mayor Chong-Yuan Jiang (江聰淵)
Area
 • Total 29.87 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population (July 2018)
 • Total 95,905
 • Density 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Website Yilan City Office
Yilan City
Traditional Chinese 宜蘭市
Simplified Chinese 宜兰市

Yilan City (Chinese: 宜蘭市; Wade–Giles: I2-lan2 Shih4) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River.

History

The Yilan Plain in which the city is located has historically been referred to as Kapalan (Chinese: 蛤仔難; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kap-á-lān),[1] Kapsulan (蛤仔蘭; Kap-chú-lân; also 甲子蘭), Komalan (噶瑪蘭; Kat-má-lán), etc. These names, as well as that of Yilan itself, were given to the sites by the Kavalan tribe of Taiwanese aborigines. Later arrivals included Han Chinese settlers during the Qing Dynasty in China (1802) and settlers from Okinawa during Taiwan's Japanese era (1895-1945).

Qing dynasty

In 1810 under Qing dynasty rule, a formal administration office was established at Wuwei (五圍) and "Komalan Subprefecture" (噶瑪蘭廳; Kat-má-lán Thiaⁿ) was at the present day location of Yilan City. Construction of the city wall was completed a year later. After a few years once the basic infrastructure was ready, the city assumed the political, economical, cultural and educational center for the Lanyang Plain. In 1878, Komalan was a large rice production area commonly called Kapsulan, and became a district called Gilan Hsien.[2] It was one of the three new districts that constituted the new Taipeh Prefecture.

Empire of Japan

According to the 1904 census, the population of Giran town was about 15,000.[3]

Republic of China

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China on 25 October 1945, Yilan City was created in January 1946 as a county-controlled city the county seat of the newly created Yilan County and continue to become the political, economical and cultural centers of the region.[4]

Geography

Yilan City in Yilan County

Yilan City is located on Lanyang Plain with an average altitude of 7.38 meters above sea level.[5]

  • Area: 29.87 square kilometres (11.53 sq mi)[5]
  • Population: 95,907 (December 2016)[6]

Climate

Yilan City experiences a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers.

Administrative divisions

Yilan City consists of 38 villages and 478 neighborhoods. Villages in Yilan City are: Baili, Beijin, Beimen, Caiyuan, Chenggong, Cian, Daxin, Fuguo, Fuxing, Jianjun, Jianye, Jiaobai, Jinshi, Kaixuan, Liming, Meizhou, Minquan, Minzu, Nanjin, Nanmen, Nanqiao, Qijie, Qizhang, Shennong, Siyuan, Taishan, Tungcun, Tungmen, Wenhua, Xiaolian, Xiaotung, Ximen, Xinmin, Xinsheng, Xintung, Yanping, Zhongshan and Zhongxing.[7]

Government institutions

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Yilan Station

Yilan City is accessible by Yilan Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.

Sister cities

References

  1. ↑ "Entry #40193 (蛤仔難)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.
  2. ↑ Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present. London and New York: Macmillan. p. 211. OCLC 1887893. OL 6931635M.
  3. ↑ Takekoshi (1907), p. 200.
  4. ↑ "Discovery Center of YiLan - Yilan City Office". Ilancity.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. 1 2 認識宜蘭市 [Get to Know Yilan City]. ilancity.gov.tw (in Chinese). Yilan City Office. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  6. ↑ 宜蘭縣宜蘭市 現住人口數按性別及年歲分 [Resident Population Figures by Gender and Age, Yilan City, Yilan County] (PDF). ilhhr.e-land.gov.tw (in Chinese). Yilan City Household Registration Office. December 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  7. ↑ 各里里長 [Village leaders] (in Chinese). Yilan City Office. Retrieved 2017-02-21.

Bibliography

  • Takekoshi, Yosaburō (1907). Japanese rule in Formosa. London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and co. OCLC 753129. OL 6986981M.
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