Dadu District, Taichung

Dadu 大肚區
District
Dadu District
Wangtien Interchange in late-May 2009
Dadu District in Taichung City
Country	Taiwan
Special Municipality	Taichung
Area
• Total	37.0024 km2 (14.2867 sq mi)
Population  (March 2023)
• Total	56,097
• Density	1,510.3/km2 (3,912/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Website	www.dadu.taichung.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Dadu District Office

Dadu District (Chinese: 大肚區; pinyin: Dàdù Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-tō͘-khu) is a suburban district in southwestern Taichung, Taiwan. The eponymous Dadu River flows nearby.

History

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.

Administrative divisions

Dadu District consists of 17 villages.

• Chenggong Village
• Dadu Village
• Dadong Village
• Dingjie Village
• Fushan Village
• Huangsi Village
• Jhebu Village
• Jhonghe Village
• Rueijing Village
• Shanyang Village
• Shejiao Village
• Sinsing Village
• Wangtian Village
• Yingpu Village
• Yonghe Village
• Yongshun Village
• Zihciang Village

Tourist attractions

• Huangxi Academy

Transportation

Dadu station

• TRA Dadu station
• TRA Zhuifen station

See also

• Taichung

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)