Yuli, Hualien

Yuli Township (Chinese: 玉里鎮; pinyin: Yùlǐ Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gio̍k-lí-tìn; Japanese: Tamazato [ Kanji: 玉里 [たまざと] ]), Amis: Posko, Bunun: Pusqu (Hanzi transliterated by 1917: 璞石閣), is an urban township located in central Huadong Valley, and also the southern administrative center of Hualien County, Taiwan. It has a population of 22,305 inhabitants and 15 villages.

Yuli Township Hanzi: 玉里鎮 Japanese: Tamazato (Kanji: 玉里 [たまざと]) Amis: Posko; Bunun: Pusqu (Hanzi transliterated by 1917: 璞石閣)
Urban township
Aerial view of Yuli Township
Yuli Township
Coordinates: 23°23′15″N 121°22′35″E
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Eastern Taiwan
County	Hualien County
Government
• Type	Township council
Area
• Total	252.3719 km2 (97.4413 sq mi)
Population  (March 2023)
• Total	22,305
Time zone	UTC 8 (CST)
Postal code	981
Subdivision	15 villages
Website	HLYL.gov.tw

Downtown Yuli

Yuli Township Office

Geography

Map of Yuli (labeled as TAMAZATO) and surrounding areas (1944)

Map including Yuli (labeled as Yü-li (Tamazato) 玉里) (1951)

The township is located in the Huadong Valley.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Chunri, Dayu, Dewu, Guanyin, Guowu, Lege, Qimo, Sanmin, Songpu, Taichang, Tungfeng, Yongchang, Yuancheng, Zhangliang, and Zhongcheng.

Tourist attractions

• Antong Hot Springs
• Dongfeng Leisure Farm
• Mount Chihke
• Teifen Waterfalls
• Xietian Temple
• Yucyuan Temple
• Yuli Jinja
• Walami Trail
• Yushan National Park

Transportation

Yuli Rail Station

Railway

TRA (Taitung line)

• Yuli Station
• Sanmin Station

Road

• Provincial Highway 9 (Hualien-Taitung Highway)
• Provincial Highway 30 (Yuli-Chengbin Highway)
• County Road No.193

Bus

• Hualien Bus Company

Notable natives

• Evonne Hsieh, actress
• Umin Boya, writer, director and actor
• Wu Maw-kuen, Minister of Education (2018)

External links

• Office of Yu Li Township (Chinese)