Dachuan District
| Dachuan 达川区 | |
|---|---|
| District | |
.png) Location of Dachuan District (red) in Dazhou (yellow) and Sichuan | |
  Dachuan Location of the county seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′N 107°31′E / 31.200°N 107.517°ECoordinates: 31°12′N 107°31′E / 31.200°N 107.517°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Township-level divisions |
21 towns 43 townships |
| County seat | Nanwai (南外镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,688 km2 (1,038 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,280,000 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 635000 |
| Area code(s) | 0818 |
Dachuan District (Chinese: 达川区) is a district of Dazhou in northeastern Sichuan province. In 1999, it had a population of 1,247,085 inhabitants residing in an area of 2,688 square kilometres (1,038 sq mi).[1] It was called Da County (simplified Chinese: 达县; traditional Chinese: 達縣; pinyin: Dá Xiàn) or Daxian, until July 2013, when it became a district of Dazhou.[2]
References
- ↑ China County & City Population 1999, China Historical GIS
- ↑ "四川省人民政府关于同意调整达州市部分行政区划的批复". Government of Sichuan. 2013-07-19.
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