Dadu | |
Official Name: | Dadu District |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Taiwan |
Subdivision Type2: | Special Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Taichung |
Area Total Km2: | 37.0024 |
Population As Of: | March 2023 |
Population Total: | 56097 |
Population Density Km2: | 1510.3 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Dadu District is a suburban district in southwestern Taichung, Taiwan. The eponymous Dadu River flows nearby.
The Yingpu culture was a late Neolithic culture in mid-Taiwan.
Dadu was the historical capital of the Kingdom of Middag which was established by the Taiwanese indigenous tribes of Papora, Babuza, Pazeh, and Hoanya.
Huangxi Academy was built in 1887 and was the predecessor of Dadu Elementary School.
Dadu District consists of 17 villages.[1]