Dawu, Taitung

Coordinates: 22°22′N 120°54′E / 22.367°N 120.900°E

Dawu Township in Taitung County
TRA Dawu Station

Dawu Township (Chinese: 大武鄉; pinyin: Dàwǔ Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Ta4-wu3 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.

Climate

Dawu has a tropical monsoon climate. The township is known for its extreme heat due to Foehn wind effects during the daytime especially during the summer months.

Climate data for Dawu (normals 1981–2010, extremes 1940-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.7
(90.9)		 34.3
(93.7)		 37.2
(99)		 36.9
(98.4)		 39.4
(102.9)		 38.2
(100.8)		 38.4
(101.1)		 38.1
(100.6)		 37.3
(99.1)		 35.3
(95.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 26.5
(79.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 30.6
(87.1)		 32.2
(90)		 32.8
(91)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.1
(88)		 29.6
(85.3)		 27.3
(81.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 20.9
(69.6)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 28.0
(82.4)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.2
(82.8)		 27.2
(81)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.0
(75.2)		 21.3
(70.3)		 24.9
(76.8)
Average low °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 19.5
(67.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 23.2
(73.8)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.0
(73.4)		 21.1
(70)		 18.5
(65.3)		 21.8
(71.2)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50)		 11.3
(52.3)		 11.8
(53.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.9
(60.6)		 19.2
(66.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.4
(68.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 16.6
(61.9)		 14.5
(58.1)		 11.4
(52.5)		 10
(50)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 42.2
(1.661)		 44.3
(1.744)		 46.4
(1.827)		 72.4
(2.85)		 192.2
(7.567)		 364.4
(14.346)		 391.0
(15.394)		 429.8
(16.921)		 408.7
(16.091)		 182.9
(7.201)		 82.1
(3.232)		 47.3
(1.862)		 2,303.7
(90.696)
Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.8 11.7 10.8 11.7 13.7 15.0 12.5 14.4 16.8 13.8 10.2 9.9 152.3
Average relative humidity (%) 71.6 73.1 73.5 75.3 77.5 78.2 77.9 78.7 78.7 73.1 70.6 69.3 74.79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.9 106.6 134.1 145.5 164.4 195.7 242.6 216.0 171.1 167.3 139.0 121.2 1,917.4
Source: [1]

Administrative divisions

  • Dajhu Village
  • Daniao Village
  • Dawu Village
  • Nanhsing Village
  • Shangwu Village

Tourist attractions

  • Aboriginal Specialization Area
  • Dajhu Recreation Area
  • Daniao Recreation Area
  • Daniao Seaside Original Forest
  • Daniao Village Rukou Park
  • Dawu Beach Park
  • Dawu Fishery Harbor
  • Dawu Recreation Coast Fish Market
  • Ji-asiou Recreation Area
  • Jinlonghu Scenic Area
  • Shanjhuku Recreation Farm
  • Wangyou Pavilion
  • Yuanshan Recreation Area

Transportation

Dawu Township is accessible from Dawu Station and Guzhuang Station of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics > Monthly Mean". Central Weather Bureau.

External links