Douliu City is a county-controlled city and the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is also the political and economic center of the county. Douliu City is served by National Highway No. 3.NameThe word Douliu came from a language of the Taiwanese Plains Aborigines.HistoryIn 1901, during Japanese rule, Toroku Chō (斗六廳) was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of Toroku Chō (斗六廳) was merged into Nanto Cho (南投廳), while the remainder was merged with Kagi Chō (嘉義廳). In 1920, Toroku Town (斗六街) was established and governed under Toroku District (斗六郡), Tainan Prefecture. Toroku Town covered modern-day Douliu and Linnei Township.On 25 December 1981, Douliu was upgraded from an urban township to county-controlled city.Administrative divisionsXinyi Village, Siwei Village, Taiping Village, Zhonghe Village, Guangxing Village, Zengxi Village, Zengtung Village, Sanping Village, Mingde Village, Zengbei Village, Gongcheng Village, Zhongxiao Village, Renai Village, Bade Village, Gongzheng Village, Zhongguang Village, Lintou Village, Chenggong Village, Zengnan Village, Shekou Village, Longtan Village, Jiatung Village, Lunfeng Village, Gouju Village, Jiangcuo Village, Sanguang Village, Jiuan Village, Huxi Village, Baozhuang Village, Zhangping Village, Liuzhong Village, Liubei Village, Liunan Village, Meilin Village, Hushan Village, Zhangan Village, Xizhou Village, Shisan Village.