Dayu () is a

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in the west of the

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Ganzhou Ganzhou (), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, and Hunan to the west. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong District. His ...

, in the southwest of

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, bordering

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to the south. It is known for The Capital of

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Statistics

Dayu has an area of . Total population is 280,000.

Administration

The county executive, legislature,

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are at Nan'an Town (Nanan) (), together with the CPC and PSB branches. Dayu county is divided to 8 towns and 3 townships. ;8 towns ;3 townships * Fujiang Township () * Hedong Township () * Neiliang Township ()

Climate

References

Ganzhou County-level divisions of Jiangxi National Civilized City {{jiangxi-geo-stub