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The
County
has
a
total
land
area
of
1,290.8351
square
kilometers
and
a
population
of
about
750,000.
Major
rivers,
such
as
Choshiu
River,
Chingshiu
River,
Peikang
River
and
Huwei
River
run
from
east
to
west
into
the
Taiwan
Straits.
Under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
County
Government
are
one
city,
five
urban
townships
and
14
rural
townships.
Except
for
Touliu
City,
Kuken
and
Linnei
rural
townships
cover
some
mountains;
the
rest
of
them
are
plains. |
Located
at
the
central-south
part
along
the
western
coast
of
Taiwan,
Yunlin
County
stands
at
the
north
tip
of
Chianan
plain,
bordering
Nantou
County
in
the
east,
Changhua
County
in
north
with
Choshiu
River
as
watershed,
Chiayi
County
in
the
south
with
Peikang
River
as
watershed. 
