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Coordinates: 23°59′28″N 120°32′22″E / 23.99111°N 120.53944°E / 23.99111; 120.53944
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Dacun
大村
Rural township
Dacun Township · 大村鄉
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional大村鄉
 • PinyinDàcūn Xiāng
Dacun Township
Dacun Township
Dacun is located in Taiwan
Dacun
Dacun
Coordinates: 23°59′28″N 120°32′22″E / 23.99111°N 120.53944°E / 23.99111; 120.53944
CountryTaiwan
CountyChanghua
Area
 • Total30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total40,459
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Postal code
515
Websitetown.chcg.gov.tw/dacun Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Dacun Township in Changhua County

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

Geography

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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.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

Economy

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Dacun is Taiwan's largest producer of grapes.[2]

Education

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Transportation

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

Dacun Station

Notable natives

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  • 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

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  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.
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