Dawu Township () is a rural township in Taitung County,

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. The majority inhabitants of the township are the

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Administrative divisions

The township comprises five villages: Dajhu, Daniao, Dawu, Nanhsing and Shangwu. The indigenous names for these communities are and .

Climate

Dawu has a

tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...

. The township is known for its extreme heat due to

Foehn wind A Foehn or Föhn (, , ), is a type of dry, relatively warm, downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of ...

effects during the daytime especially during the summer months. On 25 July 2020, Dawu recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Taiwan.

Tourist attractions

Aboriginal Specialization Area Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...

* Dajhu Recreation Area * Daniao Recreation Area * Daniao Seaside Original Forest * Daniao Village Rukou Park * Dawu Beach Park * Dawu Fishing Harbor *

Dawu Recreation Coast Fish Market Dawu or DAWU may refer to: Dominica *Dominica Amalgamated Workers' Union Ghana *Dawu (Ghana), a town in the Eastern Region * Dawu Sports Stadium, located in Accra, Ghana Mainland China *Dawu County, Hubei (大悟县), of Xiaogan, Hubei *Dawu Cou ...

Duoliang Station The Duoliang Station () is a former railway station in Duoliang Village, Taimali Township, Taitung County, Taiwan. It has become a popular tourist attraction, with the platform turned into an observation deck overlooking the rail track and the ...

* Ji-asiou Recreation Area * Jinlonghu Scenic Area * Shanjhuku Recreation Farm * Wangyou Pavilion *

Yuanshan Recreation Area Yuanshan may refer to these locations: Taiwan *Yuanshan, Yilan (員山鄉), a township of Yilan County People's Republic of China Towns *Yuanshan, Guangdong (元善), in Lianping County, Guangdong *Yuanshan, Jiange County (元山), in Jiange Count ...

Transportation

Dawu Township is accessible from Dawu Station and Guzhuang Station of Taiwan Railways.

References

External links

Dawu Township Office, Taitung County
{{Taiwanese aboriginal areas Townships in Taitung County