Dawa County (simplified Chinese: 大洼县; traditional Chinese: 大窪縣; pinyin: Dàwā Xiàn) is a county in central Liaoning province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Panjin City, which lies just 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the north. The county has a land area of 1,683 square kilometres (650 sq mi) and a population of 390,000. The postal code is 124200. The county seat is located in Zhanqian Community in Dawa Town.