Dabu County


Dabu County is a county in Meizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, China. A center of Hakka culture, it has a population of 375,000.
Dabu County has a long history of human settlement. The county was established in 413 in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Dabu was under the administration of Jieyang County.

Notable people

Dabu County is the ancestral home of many notable overseas Chinese, including the founding heads of state of Guyana and Singapore.
The first President of Guyana Arthur Chung traces his ancestry to Dabu. His appointment was particularly significant as Indians form majority ethnic group in Guyana.
70% of Singapore's 300,000-strong Hakka community are descended from emigrants from Dabu County, including the great-grandfather of Singapore's founding father and first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

Ethno-linguistic make-up

Dabu is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions

Dabu County has jurisdiction over the following towns:
  • Huliao
  • Gaopi
  • Chayang
  • Dama
  • Sanhe
  • Yinjiang
  • Guangde
  • Taoyuan
  • Fenglang
  • Dadong
  • Xihe
  • Qingxi
  • Zhourui
  • Baihou
The administrative center of the county was originally in the ancient town of Chayang before moving to Huliao.

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