Dachuan District

Dachuan
达川区
District

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°E / 31.200; 107.517Coordinates: 31°12′N 107°31′E / 31.200°N 107.517°E / 31.200; 107.517
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

  1. China County & City Population 1999, China Historical GIS
  2. "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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