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Daren, Taitung

Mountain indigenous township in Taitung County, Taiwan

Field	Value
official_name	Daren Township
達仁鄉
settlement_type	Mountain indigenous township
image_skyline	View from Shouqia.jpg
image_caption	View of the South-Link Highway
image_map	Daren Township.PNG
map_caption	Daren Township in Taitung County
subdivision_type	Location
subdivision_name	Taitung County, Taiwan
area_total_km2	306
population_as_of	September 2023
population_total	3419

達仁鄉

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.

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.

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.

References

(Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China. (22 May 2012). "Referendums to decide Taiwan's nuclear waste storage site - Taiwan Today".
"Daren Township". Tour.taitung.gov.tw.

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