Dadu River
The Dadu River, also called the Wu River, is a major river in the Northwest of Taiwan. It is the sixth-longest river on the island with a total length of 124 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Taiwan
- Also known as: “Ta-tu Ch’i”, “Ta-tu Hsi”, “Wu Ch’i”, “Wu Hsi”, “Wu River”, “Wusi”, and “Wuxi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taichung Power Plant and Chungchang Bridge.
Taichung Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Taichung Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Longjing, Taichung, Taiwan. With an installed coal-fired generation capacity of 5,500 MW, it is the fourth largest coal-fired power station in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shengang and Longjing District.
Shengang
Town
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Shengang Township is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. Shengang is situated 6 km south of Dadu River.
Longjing District
Suburb
Longjing District is a coastal suburban district in western Taichung, Taiwan. Longjing District is situated 6 km east of Dadu River.
Wuqi District
Suburb
Photo: Fcuk1203, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wuqi District is a coastal suburban district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. The Port of Taichung is in Wuqi District. Wuqi District is situated 8 km northeast of Dadu River.
Dadu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Taiwan Province, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amis to Welsh—“Dadu River” goes by many names.
- Amis: “Usi Saowac”
- Cebuano: “Wuxi”
- Chinese: “O͘-khe”
- Chinese: “大肚溪”
- Chinese: “烏溪”
- French: “Rivière Dadu (Taïwan)”
- French: “Rivière Dadu”
- Japanese: “大肚渓”
- Japanese: “烏渓”
- Min Nan Chinese: “O͘-khe”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tōa-tō͘-khe”
- Mongolian: “Дадү”
- Russian: “Дадуци”
- Sakizaya: “Wu a sauwac”
- Welsh: “Afon Dadu”
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Localities in the Area
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