Huwei, Yunlin

Coordinates: 23°43′12″N 120°26′07″E / 23.719983°N 120.435364°E / 23.719983; 120.435364
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23°43′12″N 120°26′07″E / 23.719983°N 120.435364°E / 23.719983; 120.435364

Huwei Township
虎尾鎮
Kobi
Urban township
Street view in Huwei
Street view in Huwei
Huwei Township in Yunlin County
Huwei Township in Yunlin County
LocationYunlin County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total70,300
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Downtown Huwei
Huwei Township Office

Huwei Township (Chinese: 虎尾鎮; pinyin: Hǔwěi Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hó͘-bóe-tìn or Hó͘-bé-tìn) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,300.

Name

In the 17th century, during the

Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese How-boe-khe (Chinese: 吼尾溪) during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area (Chinese: 大崙腳庄) was later changed to Go-keng-chhu (Chinese: 五間厝庄; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘ -keng-chhù-chng).[3][4]

The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym

Taiwanese Plains Aborigines
.

Map of Huwei (labeled as Kobi) and surrounding area (1944)

In 1920, during Taiwan's Japanese era, the town was administered as Kobi Town (Japanese: 虎尾庄), under Kobi District (虎尾郡), Tainan Prefecture. During this era, the town earned the nickname of "Sugar Capital" (糖都).

Government

Administrative divisions

Villages in Huwei Township

There are 29 villages:[6]

  • Anqing
  • Anxi
  • Beixi
  • Dexing
  • Dingxi
  • Dongren
  • Dongtun
  • Fangcao
  • Gong'an
  • Huilai
  • Jianguo
  • Juetou
  • Kendi
  • Lenei
  • Lianshi
  • Liren
  • Pinghe
  • Sanhe
  • Xi'an
  • Xiaxi
  • Xingnan
  • Xingzhong
  • Xinji
  • Xinxing
  • Xitun
  • Yanping
  • Yingchuan
  • Zhongshan
  • Zhongxi

Local government

  • Taiwan Yunlin District Court[7]

Economy

Education

Tourist attractions

Huwei Sugar Factory Steel Bridge

Transportation

THSR Yunlin Station

The township houses the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station.

Famous residents

Sister city relations

Notable natives

  • Chen Po-chih, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002)
  • Frankie Huang
    , actor and television host

References

  1. ^ Andrade, Tonio (2005). "Chapter 7: The Challenges of a Chinese Frontier". How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century. Columbia University Press.
  2. OCLC 644323041
    .
  3. ISBN 9789570138382
    .
  4. ^ "Entry #40044". 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.
  5. ISBN 4872978536
    .
  6. ^ "Welcome To Huwei". Huwei Township Office. 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  7. ^ "Taiwan YunLin District Court". uld.judicial.gov.tw. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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