The short version
Yilan (宜蘭縣) has three open universities and colleges in our directory. There are 22 Taiwan Railway stations, and no High Speed Rail station. International students apply for their resident certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency (NIA), which has a service center here: the NIA Yilan County Service Center.
Universities and colleges here
- Fo Guang University佛光大學
- National Ilan University國立宜蘭大學
- St. Mary's Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management聖母醫護管理專科學校
→ Browse Yilan's schools, including any that have closed
The county in numbers
- Registered population 447,883 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
- Land area 2,143.6251 km², in 12 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
- Density 210 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.
Getting around
- High Speed Rail (THSR) No station here. None of the 12 THSR stations has an address in Yilan.
- Taiwan Railway (TRA) 22 stations with an address here: Hanben (漢本), Wuta (武塔), Nan'ao (南澳), Dong'ao (東澳), Yongle (永樂), Su'ao (蘇澳), Su'aoxin (蘇澳新), Xinma (新馬), Dongshan (冬山), Luodong (羅東), Zhongli (中里), Erjie (二結), Yilan (宜蘭), Sicheng (四城), Jiaoxi (礁溪), Dingpu (頂埔), Toucheng (頭城), Wai'ao (外澳), Guishan (龜山), Daxi (大溪), Dali (大里), Shicheng (石城).
- Metro and light rail None.
The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.
→ Getting around Taiwan: fares, monthly passes, YouBike and scooters
Your ARC: the immigration office
International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).
- NIA Yilan County Service Center No. 53, Sec. 1, Minquan Rd., Yilan City, Yilan County 260009, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 03-957-5448.
NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.
Housing and costs
- Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
- Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
- Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.
More about Yilan on other sites
Inside Yilan is a guide to Yilan. These are its pages on the topics students ask about most, with NightMarket.tw for night markets.
- The city guide Inside Yilan, the county guide
- Events and what's on Inside Yilan: events this weekend and this month
- Getting around Inside Yilan: getting to and around Yilan
- YouBike Inside Yilan: cycling and bike rental
- First weeks Inside Yilan: basics
- Night markets NightMarket.tw: Yilan night markets; Inside Yilan: night markets
Official sites
- Yilan County Government (English)
- Yilan County tourism site (宜蘭勁好玩, in Chinese)
- National Immigration Agency (English)
- Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)