Dacheng Township Office Building close-up

Dacheng Township () is a rural township in

Changhua County Changhua (Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴'') is a Taiwanese County (Taiwan), county that is the smallest on the Geography of Taiwan, main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.24 million, Chan ...

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Geography

Dacheng is located on the north bank of the

Zhuoshui River The Zhuoshui River (), also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, is the longest river in Taiwan, with a total length of . It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between ...

, at the river's mouth where it flows into the

Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. Names Former names of the Tai ...

. It encompasses and a population of 15,425, including 9,335 males and 7,921 females as of January 2023.

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 15 villages: Cailiao, Dacheng, Dingzhuang, Fengmei, Gongguan, Sanfeng, Shangshan, Shanjiao, Taixi, Tanqi, Tungcheng, Tunggang, Xicheng, Xigang and Yonghe.

Tourist attractions

Xian'an Temple Dacheng Xian'an Temple () is a temple located in Dacheng Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to Baosheng Dadi, the God of Medicine, and is protected as a county-level historical building. History The Dacheng area was se ...

Notable natives

Joseph Wu Wu Jaushieh (; born October 31, 1954), also known by his English name Joseph Wu, is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat currently serving as secretary-general of the National Security Council since 2024. He was formerly the foreign mi ...

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References

External links

* Townships in Changhua County {{taiwan-geo-stub