Chongqing

Chongqing
重庆
重庆市 · Municipality of Chongqing
Clockwise from top: Jiefangbei CBD Skyline, Baidicheng temple, E'gongyan Bridge, Qutang Gorge, and the Great Hall of the People.
Clockwise from top: Jiefangbei CBD Skyline, Baidicheng temple, E'gongyan Bridge, Qutang Gorge, and the Great Hall of the People.
Location of Chongqing Municipality within China
Location of Chongqing Municipality within China
Coordinates: 29°33′30″N 106°34′00″E / 29.55833°N 106.56667°E / 29.55833; 106.56667
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Settledca. 316 BCE
Divisions
 - County-level
 - Township-level

19 districts, 19 counties
1259 towns, townships, and subdistricts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • CPC SecretarySun Zhengcai[1]
 • MayorZhang Guoqing[2]
 • Congress ChairmanZhang Xuan
 • Conference ChairmanXu Jingye
Area
 • Municipality82,403 km2 (31,816 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Municipality28,846,170
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
DemonymChongqinger
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4000 00 - 4099 00
Area code23
GDP2016
 - TotalCNY 1750 billion
US$ 254.5 billion (23rd)
 - Per capitaCNY 39,500
US$ 6,191 (13th)
HDI (2008)0.783 (18th) — medium
Licence plate prefixes A, B, C, F, G, H
ISO 3166-2CN-50
City flowerCamellia[5]
City treeFicus lacor[6]
Websitewww.cq.gov.cn (in Chinese)
english.cq.gov.cn (in English)

Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: 重庆, Traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is a city and a district in Central China. The Chongqing district is the most populated district of China and has 31,442,300 inhabitants (2005).

  1. Zhang Dejiang Profile
  2. Zhang Guoqing appointed as Chongqing acting mayor
  3. "Doing Business in China - Survey". Ministry Of Commerce - People's Republic Of China. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. "重庆市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报". Netease. 2011-05-03. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  5. "City Flower". Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  6. "City Tree". Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

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