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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Dacun, Changhua

Dacun Township (Chinese: 大村鄉; pinyin: Dàcūn Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Geography

Dacun encompasses 30.78 square kilometres (11.88 sq mi) and a population of 40,459, including 19,044 males and 17,732 females as of January 2023.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 16 villages: Baitang, Cunshang, Dacun, Dalun, Daqiao, Fuxing, Gongqi, Guogou, Huangcuo, Jiadong, Jiaxi, Meigang, Nanshi, Pinghe, Tianyang and Xinxing.

Economy

Dacun is Taiwan's largest producer of grapes.

Education

Transportation

Dacun Township is served by Dacun Station on the Western Line of the Taiwan Railways.

Dacun Station

Notable natives

  • George Huang, Magistrate of Changhua County (1981–1989)
  • Luo Jye (Chinese: 羅結; pinyin: Luó Jié; 1925 – 2019) billionaire, founder of Cheng Shin Rubber, the world's ninth largest tire manufacturer. At the time of his death, he was the sixth richest person in Taiwan.

References

  1. ^ 統計資料 | 一月 | 表四 [Statistics|January|Table 4]. accounting.chcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). Changhua County Government. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ Local Characteristics – Changhua County Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area.