Dacun

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

Dacun

大村

Ōmura
Rural township
Dacun Township · 大村鄉
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional大村鄉
 • PinyinDàcūn Xiāng
Dacun Township
Dacun
Coordinates: 23°59′28″N 120°32′22″E
CountryTaiwan
CountyChanghua
Area
 • Total30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2014)
 • Total36,457
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Postal code
515
Dacun Township in Changhua County

Geography

Dacun encompasses 30.78 square kilometres (11.88 sq mi) and a population of 36,776, including 19,044 males and 17,732 females as of January 2017.[1]

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.[2]

Education

Transportation
Dacun Station

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

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. 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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