Wuchengkou
Wuchengkou is a hamlet in Wucheng Village, Yuchi Township, Taiwan Province. Wuchengkou is situated nearby to the hamlet Dingwucheng, as well as near Shisanli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sun Moon Lake and Lalu Island.
Sun Moon Lake
Photo: Chi-Hung Lin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sun Moon Lake is a lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, one of Taiwan's indigenous ethnic groups.
Lalu Island
Park
Lalu Island is a small island in Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The island used to be much bigger, separating the lake into a part shaped like crescent moon and another part shaped like a round sun. Lalu Island is situated 4 km southeast of Wuchengkou.
Minghu Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Eric850130, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Minghu Dam (Chinese: 明湖水壩; pinyin: Mínghú Shuǐbà, renamed the Takuan Dam, is a concrete gravity dam on the Shuili River located 7 km north of Shuili Township in Nantou County, Taiwan. Minghu Reservoir is situated 3 km southwest of Wuchengkou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yuchi and Ita thao.
Yuchi
Town
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yuchi Township is a rural township in the center of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the location of the Sun Moon Lake, a tourist attraction. Yuchi is situated 5 km east of Wuchengkou.
Ita thao
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Ita thao is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Wuchengkou.
Shuili
Photo: Winstonlee, Public domain.
Shuili is a township in Nantou County. The area has a population of approximately 20,000 spread out over 107 km2.
Wuchengkou
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Wu-ch’eng-k’ou”
- Category: locality
- Location: Wucheng Village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.88412° or 23° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
120.89069° or 120° 53′ 27″ eastElevation
572 metres (1,877 feet)Open location code
7QM2VVMR+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4178242215OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6649213
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In Other Languages
“Wuchengkou” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “五城口”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dingwucheng and Wucheng.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 五城村活動中心 and 五城派出所.
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