Mailiao Knowpia

Mailiao Township
麥寮鄕
Mailiao Township; 麥寮鄕
Rural township
	Mailiao Township in Yunlin County
Location	Yunlin County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population (February 2023)
• Total	49,298
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)

23°45′N 120°15′E / 23.750°N 120.250°E / 23.750; 120.250

Mailiao Township (Chinese: 麥寮鄕; pinyin: Màiliáo Xiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Be̍h-liâu Hiong) is a rural township in northwestern Yunlin County, Taiwan.^[1]

Geography edit

Map of the coastal area of Mailiao (1944)

With a population of 49,298 people as of February 2023,^[2] Mailiao has an area of 80.1668 km².

Administrative divisions edit

Maifong, Maijin, Wayao, Xinghua, Haifeng, Houan, Zhongxing, Sancheng, Lunhou, Qiaotou, Xinji, Shicuo and Leicuo Village.

Economy edit

The township's chief industry is the Formosa Mailiao Refinery, an oil refinery that processes 400,000 barrels (64,000 m³) of crude oil per day. The refinery exports it goods via the township's harbor.

Infrastructure edit

Tourist attractions edit

Notable natives edit

Hsu Li-ming, acting Mayor of Kaohsiung (2018)

References edit

^ County., Mailiao Township Office, Yunlin (31 May 2016). "Talking About Mailiao". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "雲林縣戶政入口資訊網-統計資訊-鄉鎮市人口數". Household Registration Services of Yunlin County. Retrieved 17 October 2022.