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.

Notable people

This is the ancestral hometown of 1st President of Guyana, Arthur Chung, even though the Indians are the majority of 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: The administrative center of the county was originally in the ancient town of Chayang before moving to Huliao.

Climate