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Datong Township (Chinese: 大同鄉; pinyin: Dàtóng Xiāng) is a rural township in the southwestern part of Yilan County, Taiwan.
It is predominantly populated by Taiwanese aborigines of the Atayal Tribe. The township is dominated by rugged mountains and wide river valleys. Most settlements in the county are located along the Lanyang River valley which runs from the central mountains of Taiwan into the Lanyang Plain.
The villages of Datong include Hanxi, Lunpi, Songluo, Yingshi, Leshui, Mao'an, Siji and Nanshan.
Economic activities include trucking silt from the Lanyang River for use in cement production and cultivation of tea, cabbage and betel nut palms.
- Area: 657.54 km²
- Population: 5,772 people (2004)
Attractions
- Jioujhihze Hot Spring
- Lanyang River
- Qilan Scenic Recreation Area
- Mount Taiping
- Songluo National Trail
- Taipingshan Scenic Recreation Area
- Yulan Tea Cultivation Area
See also
Cities and townships of Yilan County | ||
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County seat: Yilan | ||
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Mountain indigenous townships |
24°40′37.8″N 121°36′32.5″E / 24.677167°N 121.609028°E / 24.677167; 121.609028
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