Daren, Taitung Explained

22.3°N 173°W

Official Name:	Daren Township 達仁鄉
Subdivision Type:	Location
Area Total Km2:	306
Population As Of:	September 2023
Population Total:	3419

Daren Township is a mountain indigenous township in Taitung County, Taiwan. The main population is the Paiwan people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

History

In 2012, Daren, along with Wuqiu Township in Kinmen County (Quemoy), was proposed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs as the candidate of the new disposal site of nuclear waste after the Lanyu Storage Site in Orchid Island, Taitung County. This proposal however received heavy objection from the local Wuqiu residents.^[1]

Geography

• Area: 306.4454 km²
• Population: 3,419 people (as of September 2023)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises six villages: Anshuo, Nantan, Senyong, Sinhua, Taiban and Tuban.^[2]

Tourist attractions

• Dawu Keteleeria Nature Preservation Area
• Jinshueiying National Trail
• Nantian Coast Water Park
• Tjuwabal Paiwan Culture and Art Community

Transportation

The South-Link Highway passes through Daren Township, intersecting Highway 26 at Ansuo.

External links

• Darun Township Office

Notes and References

1. Web site: Referendums to decide Taiwan's nuclear waste storage site - Taiwan Today. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. (Taiwan). 22 May 2012. Taiwan Today. 23 April 2018.
2. Web site: Daren Township . Tour.taitung.gov.tw . 2014-05-14 . 2014-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121717/http://tour.taitung.gov.tw/en-us/Attractions/AdministrativeRegion/Daren . dead .