22°22′N 120°54′E / 22.367°N 120.900°E
Dawu Township
大武鄉 Tawu | |
|---|---|
 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 a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan.
The majority inhabitants of the township are the indigenous Paiwan people.
The township comprises five villages: Dajhu, Daniao, Dawu, Nanhsing and Shangwu. The indigenous names for these communities are Tjuwacuqa, Pacavalj, Palangwi, Madjanadjanau, and Qudjaqas.[1]
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. 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） | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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) |
| Average precipitation 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 |
| Average relative 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 monthly sunshine 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 from Dawu Station and Guzhuang Station of Taiwan Railways.
