Dachuan_District
Dachuan, Dazhou
District in Sichuan, China
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]