Dachuan 达川区 |
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District | |
Location of Dachuan District (red) in Dazhou (yellow) and Sichuan |
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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). 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.