Dachuan
达川区 | |
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.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°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| County seat | Sanliping Subdistrict |
| 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 | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 635000 |
| Area code | 0818 |
| Website | www |
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 renamed to Dachuan District.[2]
- ^ 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 (in Simplified Chinese). Government of Sichuan. 2013-07-19.