Daqian, Daozhen County
# Daqian, Daozhen County

Daqian (simplified Chinese: 大磏镇; traditional Chinese: 大磏鎮; pinyin: Dàqiān Zhèn) is a town in Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 25,000 and an area of 192.8-square-kilometre (74.4 sq mi).

## Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into six villages:

* Daqian (大磏村)
* Qianba (磏坝村)
* Fuxing (福星村)
* Wenjiaba (文家坝村)
* Sanyuan (三元村)

## Geography

The highest point in the town stands 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is at 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

The town enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) to 19 °C (66 °F) and total annual rainfall of 1,120-millimetre (44 in).

