23°41′N120°29′E / 23.683°N 120.483°E /23.683; 120.483
Dounan Township 斗南鎮 Tonan, Tounan | |
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 Dounan Township in Yunlin County | |
| Location | Yunlin County,Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Huang Fu-chung |
| Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 43,360 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Website | www.dounan.gov.tw |
Dounan Township (Chinese:斗南鎮;pinyin:Dòunán Zhèn;Tâi-lô:Táu-lâm-tìn) is an urbantownship inYunlin County,Taiwan.
Dounan was formerly known asTa-lí-bū (Chinese:他里霧;pinyin:Tālǐwù), which was derived fromDalivoe, a local settlement of theindigenousLloa people.[1] The development of Ta-lí-bū had started since theMing Dynasty, whenKoxinga came to Taiwan. It is the first place explored by theHan Chinese in the Yunlin area. During theJapanese rule period, Ta-lí-bū (transliterated toJapanese asTarimu then) was rebuilt as an administrative division under the governance ofKobi and renamed toTonan in 1920. In 1946, it became an independent township.
Dounan is located on a plain with flat terrain. The elevation of the township is 33 meters above sea level and it inclines from east to west.[2]
Tungren, Xiqi, Nanchang, Beiming, Zhongtian, Linzi, Shigui, Shixi, Jingxing, Xinnan, Adan, Jiangjun, Jiushe, Mingchang, Datung, Beima, Xiba, Xinlun, Tungming, Xinguang, Tiantou and Xiaotung Village.
Most of the land use in Dounan is for agriculture, which makes up about 10.4 km2. The majority of the business in the township is low-level service, in which most of them are retail stores.
Dounan is the transport center forYunlin County.
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