Dacun

Dacun 大村
Rural township
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	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Postal code	515
Website	town.chcg.gov.tw/dacun (in Chinese)

Dacun Township in Changhua County

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

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.

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.

Education

• Dayeh University

Transportation

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

Dacun Station

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.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)