Dacun
Rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan
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Dacun Township (Chinese: 大村鄉; pinyin: Dàcūn Xiāng) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.
Dacun
大村 | |
|---|---|
| Dacun Township · 大村鄉 | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional | 大村鄉 |
| • Pinyin | Dàcūn Xiāng |
Dacun Township | |
  Dacun | |
| Coordinates: 23°59′28″N 120°32′22″E | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Changhua |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2023) | |
• Total | 40,459 |
| • Density | 1,314/km2 (3,404/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 515 |
| Website | town (in Chinese) |
Geography
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
The township comprises 16 villages: Baitang, Cunshang, Dacun, Dalun, Daqiao, Fuxing, Gongqi, Guogou, Huangcuo, Jiadong, Jiaxi, Meigang, Nanshi, Pinghe, Tianyang and Xinxing.
Economy
Education
Transportation
Dacun Township is served by Dacun Station on the Western Line of Taiwan Railway.
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.
