Dadu River (Taiwan)
The Dadu River also called the Wu River, is a major river located in the  Northwest of Taiwan. With a total length of  it is sixth-longest river on the  island. 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 , a calque of its Hokkien name. The same name appears in English as the  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 . It is the 6th-longest river on Taiwan Island and the 4th-largest in terms of drainage area. See also

List of rivers in Taiwan

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 . . Rivers of Taiwan
Landforms of Changhua County
Landforms of Taichung
Landforms of Nantou County