Linbian Township
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Linbian Township ( []; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lìm-piên-hiông) is a rural township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan. It lies at the mouth of the Linbian River, facing the Taiwan Strait. It is known for its year-round warm climate, seafood restaurants and its wax apples (lembus).
Key facts
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- Linbian Township林邊鄉
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Rural township
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- Linbian Township in Pingtung County
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- Location
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- Pingtung County, Taiwan
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 16
- Settlement.population_as_of
- February 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 16382
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Names
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Tourist attractions
- Transportation
- Notable natives
- References
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Linbian Township ( []; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lìm-piên-hiông) is a rural township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan. It lies at the mouth of the Linbian River, facing the Taiwan Strait. It is known for its year-round warm climate, seafood restaurants and its wax apples (lembus).
==Names== The area was called Pangsoya or Pangsoia during the Dutch era, and was later a small town called Pang-soh (). Early ethnic Chinese settlers called the area Nâ-á-piⁿ (, lit. "wood's edge"). In 1920, the Japanese administration renamed the settlement , officially . In 1945, the Kuomintang regime retained the same Chinese characters which are read as Línbiān in Mandarin Chinese. However, the older Taiwanese pronunciation of Nâ-á-piⁿ continues to be commonly used.
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