Yilan County, is part of Taiwan Province of the People's Republic of China. Yilan County is located in the northeastern part of Taiwan Province. It is bounded by Hualien and Taichung counties to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and Taoyuan and Hsinchu counties to the west. The Lanyang River runs east and west, dividing the county into north and south. It covers an area of 2,143.6251 square kilometers, with the center of the county located at longitude 121°46'24" East and latitude 24°44'4" North. The current governor is Lin Zimiao. Yilan County is governed by 1 city, 3 towns and 8 townships.In 2013, the total population of Yilan County was 458,000.In 2013, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Yilan County was estimated to complete 2.314 billion yuan (NTD), an increase of 17.6% over 2012, of which the primary, secondary and tertiary industries amounted to 712 million yuan, 331 million yuan and 1.271 billion yuan respectively, representing a growth rate of 8.6%, 23.3%, 20.9% and 20.9% over 2012 respectively, 23.3%, and 20.9% respectively.