22°22′N120°54′E / 22.367°N 120.900°E /22.367; 120.900
Dawu Township 大武鄉 Tawu | |
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 A village along the coast in Dawu Township | |
 Dawu Township in Taitung County | |
| Location | Taitung County,Taiwan |
| Area | |
• Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2023) | |
• Total | 5,577 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Dawu Township (Chinese:大武鄉;pinyin:Dàwǔ Xiāng;Wade–Giles:Ta4-wu3 Hsiang1) is arural township inTaitung County,Taiwan.
The majority inhabitants of the township are theindigenousPaiwan people.
The township comprises five villages: Dajhu, Daniao, Dawu, Nanhsing and Shangwu. The indigenous names for these communities areTjuwacuqa, Pacavalj, Palangwi, Madjanadjanau, andQudjaqas.[1]
Dawu has atropical monsoon climate. The township is known for its extreme heat due toFoehn wind effects during the daytime especially during the summer months. On 25 July 2020, Dawu recorded a temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Taiwan.[2][3]
| Climate data for Dawu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present） | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.9 (102.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.2 (104.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.7 (83.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.0 (77.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 42.5 (1.67) | 44.3 (1.74) | 42.8 (1.69) | 72.4 (2.85) | 174.7 (6.88) | 367.5 (14.47) | 388.1 (15.28) | 458.2 (18.04) | 391.4 (15.41) | 203.3 (8.00) | 92.9 (3.66) | 46.4 (1.83) | 2,324.5 (91.52) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 145.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70.9 | 72.5 | 72.9 | 74.6 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 78.3 | 77.3 | 72.2 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 74.1 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 106.7 | 103.3 | 124.7 | 142.1 | 168.4 | 209.4 | 238.6 | 207.8 | 171.4 | 161.8 | 132.6 | 106.9 | 1,873.7 |
| Source: Central Weather Bureau[4][5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
Dawu Township is accessible fromDawu Station andGuzhuang Station ofTaiwan Railway.
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Note: On the map, "Mountain Indigenous Areas" are in dark green and "Plains Indigenous Areas" are in light green. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||