Dachuan District

Dachuan District (simplified Chinese: 达川区; traditional Chinese: 達川區; pinyin: Dáchuān Qū) 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 (达县; 達縣; Dá Xiàn) or Daxian, until July 2013, when it became a district of Dazhou.[2]

Dachuan

达川区
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
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityDazhou
Township-level divisions21 towns
43 townships
County seatNanwai (南外镇)
Area
  Total2,688 km2 (1,038 sq mi)
Elevation
312 m (1,024 ft)
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,280,000
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
635000
Area code(s)0818

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