Yilan County Government
The Yilan County Government () is the local government of Yilan County, Taiwan. Yilan County Hall is located in Yilan City, adjacent to Yilan County Council The Yilan County Council (ILCC; ) is the elected county council of Yilan County, Taiwan. The council composes of 34 councilors elected in local elections held every four years. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic o ... building, Local Court and District Attorney's Office. Organizational structure First class units * Finance Department * Business and Tourism Department * Economic Affairs Department * Public Works Department * Education Department * Agriculture Department * Social Affairs Department * Land Administration Department * Secretariat * Planning Department * Civil Affairs Department * Budget, Accounting and Statistic Department * Personnel Department * Civil Service Ethics Department * Labor Affairs Department First organs * Cultural Affairs Bureau * Environmental Protection Bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yilan County, Taiwan
Yilan County, alternately spelled I-lan, is a county in northeastern Taiwan, Republic of China. Name The name ''Yilan'' derives from the Taiwanese indigenous peoples, indigenous Kavalan people. Other former names in reference to this area in the Yilan Plain include ''Kabalan'', ''Kavalan'', ''Kavaland'', ''kap-a-lan'', ''Yiland'' and ''Gilan''. Before 2009, the county's official name was transliterated as Ilan. History Early history Since early ages, many people have traveled from far places to Yilan. Taiwanese aborigines, Indigenous tribes that have settled in Yilan are Kavalan people and Atayal people. The Kavalan people came by the sea and lived by the river at Yilan Plain since around 1,000 years ago. They mostly speak the Austronesian languages. Their settlements consisted of small villages along rivers with around 40-50 communities scattered around the area with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. The Atayal people came by crossing the Xiyuan Pass ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yilan City
Yilan City (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yílán Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Gî-lân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. 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 (), Kapsulan (; also 甲子蘭), Komalan (), 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" () 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 pol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lin Zi-miao
Lin Zi-miao (; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a ''magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ... of Yilan County since 25 December 2018. Political career Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018. 2018 Yilan County magistrate election She began campaigning for the Yilan County Magistracy in early 2018, and won stronger local support compared to her opponent, Chen Ou-po. Lin defeated Chen in local elections held on 24 November 2018. Controversy On 13 January 2022, Lin was one of several Yilan government officials questioned during an investigation into suspected corruption. Prosecutors clarified the next day that several cases were being investigated, and that Lin had been released without bail after the questioning con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yilan County Council
The Yilan County Council (ILCC; ) is the elected county council of Yilan County, Taiwan. The council composes of 34 councilors elected in local elections held every four years. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northea ... in 1945, county assembly was set up according to the ''Institute of Organization for City and County Councils'' in 1946. In April 1950, the Taiwan Provincial Government promulgated the ''Outline for Implementing Local Autonomy for Cities and Counties''. The administrative regions were reconfigured in September and the Yilan County Council was founded on 24 February 1951. Organization * Speaker * Deputy Speaker * Councilors Agenda Department * Regular Meeting * Provisional Meeting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yilan Railway Station
Yilan () is a railway station of Yilan line of the Taiwan Railways Administration located at Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan. History The station was opened on 24 March 1919. On 21 October 2018, a train derailment occurred, killing 18 people and injuring 187. Structure There are one island platform and one side platform. Around the Station * Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory * Former Yilan Prison * Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration * Taiwan Theater Museum * Yilan Brick Kiln * Yilan County Council * Yilan County Government * Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Wine Museum * Yilan Museum of Art See also * List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations i ... References External links Yilan Station {{Yilan lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1097 km of track in Taiwan. Since Taiwan is heavily urbanised with a high population density, railways have played an important part in domestic transportation since the late 19th century. Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955. The agency's headquarters are in Zhongzheng District, Taipei. Overview Railway services between Keelung and Hsinchu began in 1891 under China's Qing dynasty. Because the railway was completely rebuilt and substantially expanded under the operated by Formosa's Japanese colonial government (1895–1945), the network's Japanese influence and heritage persists. Similarities between the TRA and the Japan Railways (JR) companies can be noted in signal aspects, signage, track layout, fare contro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Local Governments Of The Republic Of China
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