Yunlin

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Universities and colleges here

• Bliss and Wisdom Buddhist College福智學校財團法人福智佛教學院古坑鄉 · Private
• National Formosa University國立虎尾科技大學虎尾鎮 · Public
• National Yunlin University of Science & Technology國立雲林科技大學斗六市 · Public

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The county in numbers

• Registered population 645,881 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 1,290.8326 km², in 20 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
• Density 504 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.

Getting around

• High Speed Rail (THSR) Yunlin Station (雲林站), 雲林縣虎尾鎮站前東路301號.
• Taiwan Railway (TRA) 5 stations with an address here: Linnei (林內), Shiliu (石榴), Douliu (斗六), Dounan (斗南), Shigui (石龜).
• 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.

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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 Yunlin County Service Center 1 F., No. 38, Fuqian St., Douliu City, Yunlin County 640004, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 05-534-5971.

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.

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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 Yunlin on other sites

No city guide covers Yunlin. These pages cover the topics below.

• Night markets NightMarket.tw: Douliu Tourist Night Market

Official sites

• Yunlin tourism site (慢遊雲林, in Chinese)
• National Immigration Agency (English)
• Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)

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Sources (6)

Checked November 2026.Show

Ministry of the Interior, household registration open data ODRP014 (September 2026), Ministry of the Interior, population density by district ODRP048 (end of 2025), THSR, Yunlin Station, Taiwan Railway station dataset, NIA, service centers, Ministry of Education, university directory.