Yilan

This walkable city on Taiwan's Lanyang Plain has a dense café and restaurant scene in its centre, making it a practical and lively base for the region. County seat of Yilan County, it sits on the north side of the Lanyang River with mountains close by. The city traces its administrative role to 1812, when it was established as a government seat under the Qing dynasty, and has since served as the political and cultural hub of the plain.

• Population94,188
• Nearest water from center1.8 km
• Nearest mountain from center3.6 km