Douliu

Douliu City is a county-controlled city and the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is also the political and economic center of the county. Douliu City is served by National Highway No. 3.NameIts former name came from a language of the Hoanya people, a tribe of the Taiwanese plains aborigines.HistoryEmpire of JapanIn 1901, during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of Toroku was merged into, while the remainder was merged with. In 1920, was established and governed under, Tainan Prefecture. Toroku Town covered modern-day Douliu and Linnei Township.Republic of ChinaOn 25 December 1981, Douliu was upgraded from an urban township to county-controlled city.Administrative divisionsXinyi, Siwei, Taiping, Zhonghe, Guangxing, Zengxi, Zengtung, Sanping, Mingde, Zengbei, Gongcheng, Zhongxiao, Renai, Bade, Gongzheng, Zhongguang, Lintou, Chenggong, Zengnan, Shekou, Longtan, Jiatung, Lunfeng, Gouju, Jiangcuo, Sanguang, Jiuan, Huxi, Baozhuang, Zhangping, Liuzhong, Liubei, Liunan, Meilin, Hushan, Zhangan, Xizhou and Shisan Village.Government institutions Yunlin County Government Yunlin County Council