Dahu, Miaoli
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Dahu Township
大湖鄉 Daiko | |
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 Dahu Township in Miaoli County | |
| Location | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2023) | |
| • Total | 13,035 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Dahu Township (Chinese: 大湖鄉; pinyin: Dàhú Xiāng) is a rural township in the south of Miaoli County, Taiwan.
As of September 2023, it had 13,035 inhabitants.[1] Its area is 90.84 square kilometres (35.07 sq mi). [citation needed]
The township comprises 12 villages: Dahu, Daliao, Danan, Fuxing, Jinghu, Lilin, Minghu, Nanhu, Tungxing, Wurong, Xinkai and Yihe.[2]
The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
The location is famous for strawberry cultivation.[3] The township produces 80% of the total output of strawberry in Taiwan, both in terms of cultivation area and production.[4] Other local crops include: Rosa rugosa, Ginger and Sunflower.
- National Dahu Agricultural & Industrial Vocational High School
- Dahu Junior High School
- Nanhu Junior High School
- Dahu Elementary School
- Headquarters office of Shei-Pa National Park
- Dahu Strawberry Cultural Center
- Shei-Pa National Park[5]
- Provincial Highway No.3
- Provincial Highway No.6
- Provincial Highway No.72: form Houlong to Wenshui
| Climate data for Dahu, elevation 286 m (938 ft), (2019–2023, extremes 2018–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.7 (2.00) |
154.6 (6.09) |
155.6 (6.13) |
202.4 (7.97) |
231.8 (9.13) |
429.7 (16.92) |
248.2 (9.77) |
453.7 (17.86) |
131.2 (5.17) |
70.0 (2.76) |
13.2 (0.52) |
37.5 (1.48) |
2,178.6 (85.8) |
| Average precipitation days | 7.2 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 118.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86.9 | 86.9 | 86.5 | 86.1 | 87.3 | 86.4 | 86.0 | 88.7 | 85.8 | 83.9 | 86.2 | 86.3 | 86.4 |
| Source 1: Central Weather Administration[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Atmospheric Science Research and Application Databank (precipitation 1991–2020, precipitation days and humidity 2000–2023)[7] | |||||||||||||
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