Wanluan Township 萬巒鄉
Rural township
Wanluan Township in Pingtung County
Location	Pingtung County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population  (February 2024)
• Total	19,217
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)

Wanluan Township (Chinese: 萬巒鄉; pinyin: Wànluán Xiāng) is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The township is famed for its braised ham hock dish.

Geography

It has a population total of 19,217 and an area of 60.73 square kilometres (23.45 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages: Chengde, Chishan, Jiahe, Jiazuo, Liuhuang, Luliao, Sigou, Wanhe, Wanjin, Wanluan, Wanquan, Wugou, Xincuo and Xinzhi.

Tourist attractions

The township is famed for its braised ham hock dish. This local dish became nationally known after President Chiang Ching-kuo enjoyed them during a visit in 1981. The local delicacy is only prepared from the front feet of the pig and is marinated in medicinal herbs.^[1]

• Dapeng Round-the-Bay Bikeway^[2]
• Wanchin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
• Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall

Notable natives

• Lo Chih-ming, member of Legislative Yuan (2002-2008)

Sister city relations

• – Kamikoani, Akita, Japan^[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanluan Township, Pingtung County.

Look up Wanluan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Wanluan Township Office (in Chinese)
• Geographic data related to Wanluan at OpenStreetMap

22°34′22″N 120°34′04″E / 22.5727°N 120.5678°E / 22.5727; 120.5678