Dounan, Yunlin
| Dounan Township 斗南鎮 |
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 Location of Dounan Township in Yunlin County. |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Yunlin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong magistrate-council |
| • Magistrate | Huang Fu-chung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.1505 km2 (18.5910 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2014) | |
| • Total | 46,013 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 630 |
| Website | www.dounan.gov.tw |
Coordinates: 23°41′N 120°29′E / 23.683°N 120.483°E
Dounan Township (Chinese: 斗南鎮; pinyin: Dòunán Zhèn) is an urban township in Yunlin County, Taiwan.
The original name of Dounan is Taliwu (他里霧), which is named after one of the branches of an aboriginal tribe. The development of Taliwu had started since the Ming Dynasty, when Koxinga came to Taiwan. It is the first place explored by the Han Chinese in the Yunlin area. During the Japanese rule period, Taliwu was rebuilt as an administrative division under the governance of Huwei and renamed to Dounan in 1920. In 1946, it became an independent township.
Dounan is located on a plain with flat terrain. The elevation of the township is 33 meters above sea level and it inclines from east to west.
Tungren Village, Xiqi Village, Nanchang Village, Beiming Village, Zhongtian Village, Linzi Village, Shigui Village, Shixi Village, Jingxing Village, Xinnan Village, Adan Village, Jiangjun Village, Jiushe Village, Mingchang Village, Datung Village, Beima Village, Xiba Village, Xinlun Village, Tungming Village, Xinguang Village, Tiantou Village and Xiaotung Village.
Most of the land use in Dounan is for agriculture, which makes up about 10.4 km2. The majority of the business in the township is low-level service, in which most of them are retail stores.
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