Huwei, Yunlin

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Downtown Huwei
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Huwei Township Office

Huwei Township (Template:Zh) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It has a population of about 70,300.

Name

In the 17th century, during the Dutch era, Favorolang was one of the largest and most powerful aboriginal villages in Taiwan.[1] The name has also been spelled Favorlang, Favorlangh, and Vovorollang.[2] Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese How-boe-khe (Template:Zh) during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area (Template:Zh) was later changed to Go-keng-chhu (Template:Zh).[3][4]

The name Favorlang is said to have derived from the ethnonym Babuza,[5] a tribe of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines.

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

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Government

Administrative divisions

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Villages in Huwei Township

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Local government

Economy

Education

Tourist attractions

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Huwei Sugar Factory Steel Bridge

Transportation

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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

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External links

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