Zengwen Dam
Zengwen Dam, also spelled Tsengwen Dam, is a major earthen dam in Dapu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan on the Zengwen River. It is the third tallest dam in Taiwan, and forms Zengwen Reservoir, the biggest reservoir in Taiwan by volume.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Dapu, Chiayi, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Tseng-wen Dam”, “Tseng-wen Reservoir”, “Tseng-wen Shui-k’u Ta-pa”, “Tseng-wen Shui-k’u Ta-pa Ching-kuan-ch’ü”, “Zengwen Reservoir”, and “Zengwun Shueiku Daba”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zengwen Hydropower Plant.
Zengwen Hydropower Plant
Power station
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Zengwen Hydropower Plant is a power station, which is situated 340 metres west of Zengwen Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dapu and Nanxi District.
Dapu
Town
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Dapu Township is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Part of the Siraya National Scenic Area, Dapu gets a major portion of its revenue from tourism. Among the birds that can be seen in the area is the fairy pitta. Dapu is situated 8 km northeast of Zengwen Dam.
Nanxi District
Town
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Nansi District, alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Nanxi District is situated 10 km southwest of Zengwen Dam.
Zengwen Dam
Latitude
23.24842° or 23° 14′ 54″ northLongitude
120.53613° or 120° 32′ 10″ eastElevation
220 metres (722 feet)Open location code
7QM26GXP+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 103274537OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Zengwen Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Zengwen Shuiku Daba”
- Chinese: “曾文壩”
- Chinese: “曾文水壩”
- Chinese: “曾文水庫大壩”
- Italian: “diga di Zengwun”
- Japanese: “曽文ダム”
- Japanese: “曽文水庫”
- Japanese: “曽文渓ダム”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn Chúi-khò͘ Tōa-pà”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn Tōa-pà”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chan-bûn-pà”
- Yue Chinese: “曾文水壩”
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