Dawan

Dawan is a locality in Dawan Village, Xuejia District, Taiwan. Dawan is situated nearby to the locality Xizhouli, as well as near Wenhua Li.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fangyuan Museum of Arts and Jiali Zhenxing Temple.

Fangyuan Museum of Arts

Arts center

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The Fangyuan Art Museum is an art museum in Xihua Borough, Jiangjun District, Tainan, Taiwan. Fangyuan Museum of Arts is situated 3½ km west of Dawan.

Jiali Zhenxing Temple

Place of worship

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Jiali Zhenxing Temple is a place of worship.

東寮東興宮

Place of worship

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東寮東興宮 is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiangjun District and Jiali District.

Jiangjun District

Town

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Jiangjun District is a rural district of about 18,745 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Its Chinese name translates to "general officer". Jiangjun District is situated 3 km west of Dawan.

Jiali District

Town

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Jiali District is a district located in northern Tainan, Taiwan, about 15 km north of the former Dutch base of Fort Zeelandia. Jiali District is situated 5 km south of Dawan.

Madou District is a district of about 43,071 residents in Tainan special municipality, Taiwan. It owes its name to the Siraya language word Mattau. Mattau was one of the four core Sirayan villages during much of Taiwan's colonial history and figured heavily in the formation of colonial policy in Dutch Formosa. Madou District is situated 7 km southeast of Dawan.

Dawan

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ch’i-chou”, “Ta-an”, “Ta-an-li”, “Ta-an-ts’un”, “Ta-wan”, and “Taiwan”
Location: Dawan Village, Xuejia District, Tainan, Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.20917° or 23° 12′ 33″ north

Longitude

120.18722° or 120° 11′ 14″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

7QM2655P+MV

GeoNames ID

1668651

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In Other Languages

“Dawan” goes by many names.

Chinese: “大灣”

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