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Dacun Township () is a rural
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Changhua County
Changhua County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth small ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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Geography
Dacun encompasses and a population of 36,776, including 19,044 males and 17,732 females as of January 2017.
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
grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus '' Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years a ...
s.
Local Characteristics – Changhua County
, Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area.
Education
* Dayeh University
Dayeh University (DYU; ) is a private university in Dacun Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, and accredited by ACCSB.
History
The school was established in 1990 as Dayeh Institute of Technology by Song Gen Yeh who wanted to establish the firs ...
Transportation
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
Luo Jye (; 1925 – 15 March 2019) was a Taiwanese 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.
Early life
Luo Jye was born in 1925 ...
(; 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
External links
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Townships in Changhua County
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