Daba () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
under the administration of
Puning
Puning ( zh, c=, p=Pǔníng, s=普宁, t=普寧; Teochew: Pou2 leng5), officially Puning City, is a county-level city located in Eastern Guangdong, China, under the administration of the city, Jieyang. Nevertheless, its administrative power in ec ...
,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. , it administers Daba Residential Neighborhood and the following 26 villages:
*Daba Village
*Baikeng Village ()
*Banjing Village ()
*Sheqian Village ()
*Macuozhai Village ()
*Fumeiling Village ()
*Tieshanyang Village ()
*Jiujiang Village ()
*Liangtian Village ()
*Shanding Village ()
*Hengshan Village ()
*Pinglin Village ()
*Zhaihe Village ()
*Xinxi Village ()
*Huludi Village ()
*Beiwu Village ()
*Laodongkeng Village ()
*Xindongkeng Village ()
*Dingshenshui Village ()
*Humei Village ()
*Shang Village ()
*Yueku Village ()
*Duxiangliao Village ()
*Huadong Village ()
*Xianyun Village ()
*Taixing Village ()
Daba covers an area of 59 km
2. By 2017, Daba Town has a population of 89860. The main transportation methods are bus and car. The provincial highway is just across the town center. Daba is in the tropical zone and windy all year around. Summer starts from May and usually ends in December. Winter starts from December and ends in April. Raining season usually lasts from April to May. The main economy for Daba is clothing processing. The majority of Daba people are
Teochew people
The Teochew (), Teo-Swa, or Chaoshanese are an ethnic group historically native to the Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teochew language. Today, most ethnic Teochew people live throughout Chaoshan and Hong Kong, and also outside ...
. Traditional religious like Buddhism and Taoism are still prevalent in Daba.
References
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Towns in Guangdong
Puning