Xiluo

Xiluo

Xiluo

Urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan

This article is about the township in Taiwan. For other uses, see Xiluo (disambiguation).

23.782674°N 120.455105°E / 23.782674; 120.455105

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Xiluo Township or Siluo Township (Chinese: 西螺鎮; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīluó Zhèn; Tongyong Pinyin: Siluó Jhèn; Wade–Giles: Hsi1-lo2 Chen4) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.

History

The place was originally called Sailei by the native Babuza people, which later become Xiluo by translating from Hokkien to Mandarin. It is also formerly called Lethng (Chinese: 螺陽; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lê-thng) after the Chinese colonizers hometown.[1]

Geography

It has a population total of 44,610 and an area of 49.7985 square kilometres.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 27 villages: Anding, Beitou, Daxin, Dayuan, Dingnan, Futian, Fuxing, Gongguan, Guangfu, Guanghua, Guangxing, Hanguang, Henan, Jiulong, Luchang, Qizuo, Tungxing, Wucuo, Xianan, Xinan, Xinfeng, Yongan, Zhaoan, Zhengxing, Zhenxing, Zhonghe and Zhongxing.

Economy

Xiluo Township is one of the most important vegetable growing areas in Taiwan.[2]

Tourist attractions

The Xiluo Bridge over Zhuoshui River

Notable natives

References

  1. [1]
    "Entry #40244 (螺陽)". 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. [2]
    Lin, Jimmy. "The Home of Vegetables". www.taiwan-panorama.com. Taiwan Panorama. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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