Huwei Township () 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. The name has also been spelled Favorlang, Favorlangh, and Vovorollang. Its location was north of Tirosen (modern-day Chiayi), and the Favorlang river had been called by the Chinese How-boe-khe () during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (ca. 1722 – 1735). The Chinese name for the area () was later changed to Go-keng-chhu ().

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

In 1920, during Taiwan's Japanese era, the town was administered as , under , Tainan Prefecture. During this era, the town earned the nickname of .

Government

Administrative divisions

There are 29 villages:

Local government

• Taiwan Yunlin District Court

Economy

• Huwei Sugar Factory

Education

• National Formosa University

• National Huwei Senior High School

Tourist attractions

• Huwei Sugar Factory Iron Bridge

• SL Towel Industrial Tourism and Explore Factory

• Tongxin Park

• Yunlin Hand Puppet Museum

• Yunlin Story House

Transportation

The township houses the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station.

Famous residents

• Gilbertus Happart

Sister city relations

• Ōma, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Notable natives

• Chen Po-chih, Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (2000–2002)

• Frankie Huang, actor and television host

References

External links

• Huwei Township Office