geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Dadu River also called Wu River, is a major river located in the Northwest of Taiwan. With a total length of 124 km (77 mi) it is sixth-longest river on the island. [1]
River in Taiwan
Dadu River Wu River Black River |
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 Sunset at the lower reaches of Wu River |
Dadu River in Taiwan |
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Country | Taiwan |
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• location | Central Mountain Range: western foothills of Hehuanshan |
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Mouth | |
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• location | Taiwan Strait: Taichung City/Changhua County border |
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Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
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Basin size | 2,025.6 km2 (782.1 sq mi) |
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Dadu River |
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Chinese | 大肚溪 |
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Literal meaning | Big Belly Creek |
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Transcriptions |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Dàdù Xī |
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Wade–Giles | Ta-tu Hsi |
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Traditional Chinese | 烏溪 |
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Simplified Chinese | 乌溪 |
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Literal meaning | Black Creek |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Wū Xī |
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Wade–Giles | Wu Hsi |
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Hokkien POJ | O͘ Khe |
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Names
The Dadu River is named after a former port near its mouth, now the Dadu District of Taichung.
It is also known as the Black River, a calque of its Hokkien name. The same name appears in English as the Wu River, the pinyin romanization of its Mandarin pronunciation. It received the name from the many black-winged birds that used to live along the river.
Geography
It flows through Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County for 119 kilometers (74 mi).[4][5][6] It is the 6th-longest river on Taiwan Island and the 4th-largest in terms of drainage area.[4]
See also
References
Citations
- "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- "Wu River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Geographic Location". About Changhua. Changhua County Government. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
Bibliography
- "Formosa" , Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IX, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879, pp. 415–17.
- Huang, Peter I-min (2016), "Mean Spirit, Environmental Justice, and Postcolonial Ecocriticism", Linda Hogan and Contemporary Taiwanese Writers: An Ecocritical Study of Indigeneities and Environment, Lanham: Lexington Books.
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