Dako Township, belonging to Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming, Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest of Shilin Yi Autonomous County, bordering Xisan Township of Mile County in the east, Xiyi Township of Mile County in the southeast, Xiyi Township of Mile County in the south, Zhushan Township of Yiliang County in the west, and Lufu Street in the north, 18.8 kilometers away from the government of Shilin County, with the total area of the region of 104.98 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, the registered population of Dako Township was 17,611. In 1952, it was known as the Seventh District; in February 1988, Dako District was withdrawn and Dako Township was established. As of June 2020, Dako Commune has 6 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, and the People's Government of the commune is based in Dako Village. As of the end of 2019, Dako Commune had 9 industrial enterprises and 1 general store or supermarket with a business area of more than 50 square meters.