Chongqing should not be confused with Chongjin.
| Chongqing | |||||||
| Other Name: | Chungking | ||||||
| Native Name: | 重庆 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Municipality | ||||||
| Total Type: | Municipality | ||||||
| Image Map1: | Chongqing in China (+all claims hatched).svg | ||||||
| Map Caption1: | Location of Chongqing Municipality within China | ||||||
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat | ||||||
| Seat: | Yuzhong District | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | China | ||||||
| Established Title: | Settled | ||||||
| Established Title1: | Separated from Sichuan | ||||||
| Established Date1: | 14 March 1997 | ||||||
| Parts Type: | Divisions - County-level - Township-level | ||||||
| Parts: | 26 districts, 12 counties | ||||||
| Government Type: | Municipality | ||||||
| Governing Body: | Chongqing Municipal People's Congress | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Party Secretary | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Yuan Jiajun | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Congress Chairperson | ||||||
| Leader Name1: | Wang Jiong | ||||||
| Leader Title2: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Name2: | Hu Henghua | ||||||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal CPPCC Chairperson | ||||||
| Leader Name3: | Cheng Lihua | ||||||
| Leader Title4: | National People's Congress Representation | ||||||
| Leader Name4: | 58 deputies | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 82403 | ||||||
| Area Blank1 Title: | Built up area | ||||||
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 5,472.8 | ||||||
| Area Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||
| Elevation Max M: | 2797 | ||||||
| Elevation Max Point: | Yintiao Ling | ||||||
| Elevation M: | 244 | ||||||
| Population Footnotes: | [2] | ||||||
| Population Total: | 32,054,159 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2020 census (total), 2018 (otherwise) | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Population Urban: | 22,251,500[3] | ||||||
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Built up area | ||||||
| Population Blank1: | 9,580,770[4] | ||||||
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[5] | ||||||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Municipality | ||||||
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 3,015 billion (17th) US$ 428 billion | ||||||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita | ||||||
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 94,135 (10th) US$ 13,359 | ||||||
| Timezone: | CST | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||||||
| Timezone Dst: | CDT | ||||||
| Utc Offset Dst: | +9 | ||||||
| Coor Pinpoint: | Chongqing municipal government | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 29.5637°N 106.5504°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 4000 00 – 4099 00 | ||||||
| Area Code: | 23 | ||||||
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | – Growth | ||||||
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 2.6% | ||||||
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) | ||||||
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | 0.774[6] (11th) – | ||||||
| Blank5 Name: | Vehicle registration | ||||||
| Iso Code: | CN-CQ | ||||||
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Abbreviation | ||||||
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | CQ | ||||||
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||||
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||||||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Official logo | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Pic: | Chongqing_(Chinese_characters).svg |
| Piccap: | "Chongqing" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters |
| Picupright: | 0.45 |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Chóngqìng |
| W: | Ch |
| Gr: | Chorngchinq |
| Bpmf: | ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ |
| Psp: | Chungking |
| J: | cung4 hing3 |
| Y: | Chùhnghing |
| Wuu: | Zon上-chin去 |
| Poj: | Tiông-khèng |
| Tl: | Tiông-khìng |
| H: | Tshùng-khin |
| L: | "Doubled Celebration" |
| Tp: | Chóng-cìng |
Chongqing is a municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the Central People's Government, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. It is the only directly administrated municipality located deep inland.[9] The municipality covers a large geographical area roughly the size of Austria,[10] which includes several disjunct urban areas in addition to Chongqing proper. Due to its classification, the municipality of Chongqing is the largest city proper in the world by area, though it does not have the largest urban area.
The municipality of Chongqing is the only Chinese municipality with a resident population of over 30 million; however, this number includes its large rural population.[11] In 2020, Chongqing surpassed Shanghai as China's largest municipality by urban population;, it has an urban population of 22.8 million.[12] The municipality contains 26 districts, 8 counties, and 4 autonomous counties. The city served as the wartime capital for the Republic of China (ROC) during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). On 14 March 1997, the current municipality was separated from the surrounding province of Sichuan, with the goal of furthering development in the central and western parts of the country.[13] University of Washington professor Kam Wing Chan argued that Chongqing's status is more akin to that of a province rather than a city.[14]
As one of China's National Central Cities, Chongqing serves as a center for finance in the Sichuan Basin and the upstream Yangtze, as well as for manufacturing and transportation. It is a connection in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and a base for the country's Belt and Road Initiative.[15] Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is the second-busiest airport in China, and is one of the top 50 busiest airports in the world.[16] [17] The city's monorail system is the world's longest and busiest, as well as having the greatest number of stations, with 70.[18] [19] Chongqing is ranked as a Beta (global second-tier) city.[20] It is the headquarters of the Changan Automobile, one of the "Big Four" car manufacturers of China.[21], the city hosts 12 foreign representations, the fifth-most in China behind Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu.[22] It is one of the top 40 cities globally by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index;[23] the municipality is home to several notable universities, including Chongqing University, Southwest University, and Chongqing Normal University.[24] [25]
See main article: History of Chongqing.
Chongqing's location is historically associated with the State of Ba. Its capital was first called Jiangzhou (Chinese: 江州).[26]
Jiangzhou subsequently remained under Qin Shi Huang's rule during the Qin dynasty, the successor of the Qin State, as well as the rule of Han dynasty emperors.Jiangzhou was subsequently renamed during the Northern and Southern dynasties to Chu Prefecture (Chinese: 楚州), then again in 581 AD (Sui dynasty) to Yu Prefecture (Chinese: 渝州), and later in 1102 during Northern Song to Gong Prefecture (Chinese: 恭州).[27] The name Yu however survives to this day as an abbreviation for Chongqing, as well as for the city's historic center, where the old town once stood; its name is Yuzhong (Chinese: 渝中, Central Yu).[26] It received its current name in 1189, after Prince Zhao Dun of the Southern Song dynasty described his crowning as king and then Emperor Guangzong as a "double celebration" (or chóngqìng in short). To mark the occasion of his enthronement, Yu Prefecture was therefore converted to Chongqing Fu.
In 1362 (during the Yuan dynasty), Ming Yuzhen, a peasant rebel leader, established the Daxia Kingdom (Chinese: 大夏) at Chongqing for a short time.[28] In 1621 (during the Ming dynasty), another short-lived kingdom of Daliang (Chinese: 大梁) was established by She Chongming (Chinese: 奢崇明) with Chongqing as its capital.[29] In 1644, after the fall of the Ming dynasty to a rebel army, Chongqing, together with the rest of Sichuan, was captured by Zhang Xianzhong, who was said to have massacred a large number of people in Sichuan and depopulated the province, in part by causing many people to flee to safety elsewhere. The Manchus later conquered the province, and during the Qing dynasty, immigration to Chongqing and Sichuan took place with the support of the Qing emperor.[30]
In 1890, the British Consulate General was opened in Chongqing.[31] The following year, the city became the first inland commerce port open to foreigners, with the proviso that foreign ships should not be at liberty to trade there until Chinese-owned steamers had succeeded in ascending the river. This restriction was abolished by the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, which declared the city open on the same terms as other ports, although it was not until 1907 that a steamship made the journey without the help of manual haulers. From 1896 to 1904, the American, German, French, and Japanese consulates were opened in Chongqing.[32] [33] [34] [35]
See main article: Bombing of Chongqing. During and after the Second Sino-Japanese War, from November 1937 to May 1946, it was Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's provisional capital. After the General and remaining army had lived there for a time following their retreat in 1938 from the previous capital of Wuhan, it was formally declared the second capital city on 6 September 1940.[36] After Britain, the United States, and other Allies entered the war in Asia in December 1941, one of the Allies' deputy commanders of operations in South East Asia (South East Asia Command SEAC), Joseph Stilwell, was based in the city. This made it a city of world importance in the fight against Axis powers, together with London, Moscow and Washington, D.C.[37]
The city was also visited by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Commander of SEAC which was itself headquartered in Ceylon, modern day Sri Lanka. Chiang Kai Shek as Supreme Commander in China worked closely with Stilwell.[38] From 1938 to 1943, the city suffered from continuous massive bombing campaigns of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army Air Forces; battles of which were fought entirely by the Chinese Air Force squadrons and anti-aircraft artillery units.[39] [40] Many lives were saved by the air-raid shelters which took advantage of the mountainous terrain. Chongqing was acclaimed to be the "City of Heroes" due to the indomitable spirits of its people as well as their contributions and sacrifices during the War of Resistance-World War II. Many factories and universities were relocated from eastern China and ultimately to Chongqing during years of setbacks in the war, transforming this city from inland port to a heavily industrialized city. In late November 1949, the Nationalist KMT government retreated from the city.[41]
On 14 March 1997, the Eighth National People's Congress decided to merge the sub-provincial city with adjacent Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang prefectures that it had governed on behalf of the province since September 1996, and grant it independence from Sichuan. The resulting single entity became Chongqing Municipality,[42] containing 30,020,000 people in forty-three former counties (without intermediate political levels). The municipality became the spearhead of China's effort to develop its western regions and to coordinate the resettlement of residents from the reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Dam project. Its first official ceremony took place on 18 June 1997.
On 8 February 2010, Chongqing became one of the four National Central/Core cities, the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.[43] The same year on June 18, the Liangjiang New Area was established in Chongqing, which was the third state-level new area at the time of its establishment.[44]
| x350px | Former Prefecture-Level City of Chongqing Former Prefecture of Fuling Former Prefecture of Wanxian Former Prefecture of Qianjiang | Districts composing the Main urban area of Chongqing city Districts Counties Autonomous Counties |
Chongqing is situated at the transitional area between the Tibetan Plateau and the plain on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the sub-tropical climate zone often swept by moist monsoons. It often rains at night in late spring and early summer, and thus the city is famous for its "night rain in the Ba Mountains", as described by poems throughout Chinese history including the famous Written on a Rainy Night-A Letter to the North by Li Shangyin.[45] The municipality reaches a maximum length of 470km (290miles) from east to west, and a maximum width of 450km (280miles) from north to south.[46] It borders the following provinces: Hubei in the east, Hunan in the southeast, Guizhou in the south, Sichuan in the west and northwest, and Shaanxi to the north in its northeast corner.[47]
Chongqing covers a large area crisscrossed by rivers and mountains. The Daba Mountains stand in the north, the Wu Mountains in the east, the Wuling Mountains in the southeast, and the Dalou Mountains in the south. The whole area slopes down from north and south towards the Yangtze River valley, with sharp rises and falls. The area is featured by a large geological massif, of mountains and hills, with large sloping areas at different heights.[48] Typical karst landscape is common in this area, and stone forests, numerous collections of peaks, limestone caves and valleys can be found in many places. The Longshuixia Gap (Chinese: 龙水峡地缝), with its natural arch-bridges, has made the region a popular tourist attraction. The Yangtze River runs through the whole area from west to east, covering a course of 665km (413miles), cutting through the Wu Mountains at three places and forming the well-known Three Gorges: the Qutang, the Wuxia and the Xiling gorges.[49] Coming from northwest and running through "the Jialing Lesser Three Gorges" of Libi, Wentang and Guanyin, the Jialing River joins the Yangtze in Chongqing.[50]
The central urban area of Chongqing, or Chongqing proper, is a city of unique features. Built on mountains and partially surrounded by the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, it is known as a "mountain city" and a "city on rivers".[51] The night scene of the city is very illuminated, with millions of lights and their reflection on the rivers. With its special topographical features, Chongqing has the unique scenery of mountains, rivers, forests, springs, waterfalls, gorges, and caves. Li Bai, a famous poet of the Tang dynasty, was inspired by the natural scenery and wrote this epigram.[52]
Specifically, the central urban area is located on a huge folding area. Yuzhong District, Nan'an District, Shapingba District and Jiangbei District are located right on a big syncline. And the "Southern Mountain of Chongqing" (Tongluo Mountain), along with the Zhongliang Mountain are two anticlines next to the syncline of downtown.[53]
Zhongliang Mountains and Tongluo Mountains roughly forms the eastern and western boundaries of Chongqing's urban area. The highest point in downtown is the top of Eling Hill, which is a smaller syncline hill that separates the Yangtze River and Jialing River. The elevation of Eling Hill is 379m (1,243feet). The lowest point is Chaotian Gate, where the two rivers merge with each other. The altitude there is 160m (530feet). The average height of the area is 259m (850feet). However, there are several high mountains outside central Chongqing, such as the Wugong Ling Mountain, with the altitude of 1709.4m (5,608.3feet), in Jiangjin.
Chongqing has a monsoonal humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) and for most of the year experiences very high relative humidity, with all months above 75%. Known as one of the "Three Furnaces" of the Yangtze River, along with Wuhan and Nanjing, its summers are long and among the hottest and most humid in China, with highs of 34°C in July and August in the urban area.[54] Winters are short and somewhat mild, but damp and overcast. The city's location in the Sichuan Basin causes it to have one of the lowest annual sunshine totals nationally, at only 983 hours, lower than much of Northern Europe; the monthly percent possible sunshine in the city proper ranges from a mere 5% in January to 43% in August. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from NaN°C on 15 December 1975 (unofficial record of -2.5°C was set on 8 February 1943) to 43.7°C on 18 and 19 August 2022[55] (unofficial record of 44°C was set on 8 and 9 August 1933).[56]
Chongqing, with over 100 days of fog per year,[57] is known as the "Fog City" (Chinese: 雾都); this is because in the spring and fall, a thick layer of fog enshrouds it for 68 days per year.[58] [59] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, this special weather possibly played a role in protecting the city from being overrun by the Imperial Japanese Army.
See main article: Politics of Chongqing.
See also: List of provincial leaders of the People's Republic of China.
Since 1997 Chongqing has been a direct-controlled municipality in the Chinese administrative structure, making it a provincial-level division with commensurate political importance. The municipality's leader is Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which since 2007, has also held a seat on the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, the country's second highest governing council. Under the USSR-inspired nomenklatura system of appointments, individuals are appointed to the position by the central leadership of the CCP and bestowed to an official based on seniority and adherence to party orthodoxy, usually given to an individual with prior regional experience elsewhere in China and nearly never a native of Chongqing. Notable individuals who have held the municipal Party Secretary position include He Guoqiang, Wang Yang, Bo Xilai, Zhang Dejiang, and Sun Zhengcai, the latter three were Politburo members during their term as party chief. The party chief heads the municipal party standing committee, the de facto top governing council of the municipality. The standing committee is typically composed of 13 individuals which includes the party chiefs of important subdivisions and other leading figures in the local party and government organization, as well as one military representative.
The municipal People's Government serves as the day-to-day administrative authority, and is headed by the mayor, who is assisted by numerous vice mayors and mayoral assistants. Each vice mayor is given jurisdiction over specific municipal departments. The mayor is the second-highest-ranking official in the municipality. The mayor usually represents the city when foreign guests visit.[60]
The municipality also has a Municipal People's Congress, theoretically elected by lower level People's Congresses. The People's Congress nominally appoints the mayor and approves the nominations of other government officials. The People's Congress, like those of other provincial jurisdictions, is generally seen as a symbolic body. It convenes in full once a year to approve party-sponsored resolutions and local regulations and duly confirm party-approved appointments. On occasion the People's Congress can be venues of discussion on municipal issues, although this is dependent on the actions of individual delegates. The municipal People's Congress is headed by a former municipal official, usually in their late fifties or sixties, with a lengthy prior political career in Chongqing. The municipal Political Consultative Conference (zhengxie) meets at around the same time as the People's Congress. Its role is to advise on political issues. The zhengxie is headed by a leader who is typically a former municipal or regional official with a lengthy career in the party and government bureaucracy.
Chongqing was the wartime capital of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (i.e., World War II), and from 1937 to 1945,[61] the seat of administration for the Republic of China's government before its departure to Nanjing and then Taiwan.[62] After the eventual defeat at the Battle of Wuhan General Chiang-Kai Shek and the army were forced to use it as base of resistance from 1938 onwards.[36] It also contains a military museum named after the Chinese Korean War hero Qiu Shaoyun.[63]
Chongqing used to be the headquarters of the 13th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the two group armies that formerly comprised the Chengdu Military Region, which in 2016 was re-organized into the Western Theater Command.
See main article: List of administrative divisions of Chongqing and List of township-level divisions of Chongqing.
Chongqing is the largest of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China. The municipality is divided into 38 subdivisions (3 were abolished in 1997, and Wansheng and Shuangqiao districts were abolished in October 2011[64]), consisting of 26 districts, 8 counties, and 4 autonomous counties. The boundaries of Chongqing municipality reach much farther into the city's hinterland than the boundaries of the other three provincial level municipalities (Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and much of its administrative area, which spans over 80000sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3, is rural. At the end of year 2018, the total population is 31.02 million. As of 2022, Chongqing is the largest Chinese city by urban population, with a population of 22.80 million.
| Administrative divisions of Chongqing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Division code[65] | Division | Area in km2[66] | Total population 2010[67] | -- | access-date=25 November 2015--> | Urban area population 2010[68] | Seat | Postal code | Subdivisions[69] | |||||||
| Subdistricts | Towns | Townships | Ethnic townships | Residential communities | Villages | |||||||||||
| 500000 | Chongqing | 82403 | 28,846,170 | 15295803 | 400000 | 181 | 567 | 233 | 14 | 2324 | 5235 | |||||
| 500101 | Wanzhou | 3457 | 1,563,050 | 859,662 | Chenjiaba Subdistrict | 404000 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 187 | 448 | ||||
| 500102 | Fuling | 2946 | 1,066,714 | 595,224 | Lizhi Subdistrict | 408000 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 108 | 310 | |||||
| 500103 | Yuzhong | 23 | 630,090 | Qixinggang Subdistrict | 400000 | 12 | 78 | |||||||||
| 500104 | Dadukou | 102 | 301,042 | 280,512 | Xinshancun Subdistrict | 400000 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 32 | ||||||
| 500105 | Jiangbei | 221 | 738,003 | 672,545 | Cuntan Subdistrict | 400000 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 48 | ||||||
| 500106 | Shapingba | 396 | 1,000,013 | 900,568 | Qinjiagang Subdistrict | 400000 | 18 | 8 | 140 | 86 | ||||||
| 500107 | Jiulongpo | 431 | 1,084,419 | 939,349 | Yangjiaping Subdistrict | 400000 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 105 | ||||||
| 500108 | Nan'an | 263 | 759,570 | 683,717 | Tianwen Subdistrict | 400000 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 61 | ||||||
| 500109 | Beibei | 754 | 680,360 | 501,822 | Beiwenquan Subdistrict | 400700 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 117 | ||||||
| 500110 | Qijiang | 2747 | 1,056,817 | 513,935 | Gunan Subdistrict | 400800 | 5 | 25 | 99 | 365 | ||||||
| 500111 | Dazu | 1433 | 721,359 | 315,183 | Tangxiang Subdistrict | 400900 | 3 | 24 | 103 | 197 | ||||||
| 500112 | Yubei | 1452 | 1,345,410 | 985,918 | Shuangfengqiao Subdistrict | 401100 | 14 | 12 | 155 | 215 | ||||||
| 500113 | Banan | 1834 | 918,692 | 669,269 | Longzhouwan Subdistrict | 401300 | 8 | 14 | 87 | 198 | ||||||
| 500114 | Qianjiang | 2397 | 445,012 | 173,997 | Chengxi Subdistrict | 409700 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 138 | |||||
| 500115 | Changshou | 1423 | 770,009 | 408,261 | Fengcheng Subdistrict | 401200 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 223 | ||||||
| 500116 | Jiangjin | 3200 | 1,233,149 | 686,189 | Jijiang Subdistrict | 402200 | 4 | 24 | 85 | 180 | ||||||
| 500117 | Hechuan | 2356 | 1,293,028 | 721,753 | Nanjin Street Subdistrict | 401500 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 327 | ||||||
| 500118 | Yongchuan | 1576 | 1,024,708 | 582,769 | Zhongshan Road Subdistrict | 402100 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 208 | ||||||
| 500119 | Nanchuan | 2602 | 534,329 | 255,045 | Dongcheng Subdistrict | 408400 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 185 | |||||
| 500120 | Bishan | 912 | 586,034 | 246,425 | Bicheng Subdistrict | 402700 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 142 | ||||||
| 500151 | Tongliang | 1342 | 600,086 | 248,962 | Bachuan Subdistrict | 402500 | 3 | 25 | 57 | 269 | ||||||
| 500152 | Tongnan | 1585 | 639,985 | 247,084 | Guilin Subdistrict | 402600 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 281 | ||||||
| 500153 | Rongchang | 1079 | 661,253 | 271,232 | Changyuan Subdistrict | 402400 | 6 | 15 | 75 | 92 | ||||||
| 500154 | Kaizhou | 3959 | 1,160,336 | 416,415 | Hanfeng Subdistrict | 405400 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 78 | 435 | |||||
| 500155 | Liangping | 1890 | 687,525 | 235,753 | Liangshan Subdistrict | 405200 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 310 | |||||
| 500156 | Wulong | 2872 | 351,038 | 115,823 | Gangkou town | 408500 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 184 | |||||
| 500229 | Chengkou Co. | 3286 | 192,967 | 49,039 | Gecheng Subdistrict | 405900 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 184 | |||||
| 500230 | Fengdu Co. | 2896 | 649,182 | 224,003 | 408200 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 53 | 277 | ||||||
| 500231 | Dianjiang Co. | 1518 | 704,458 | 241,424 | Guixi Subdistrict | 408300 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 62 | 236 | |||||
| 500233 | Zhong Co. | 2184 | 751,424 | 247,406 | Zhongzhou town | 404300 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 317 | |||||
| 500235 | Yunyang Co. | 3634 | 912,912 | 293,636 | Shuangjiang Subdistrict | 404500 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 87 | 391 | ||||
| 500236 | Fengjie Co. | 4087 | 834,259 | 269,302 | Yong'an town | 404600 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 332 | |||||
| 500237 | Wushan Co. | 2958 | 495,072 | 148,597 | Gaotang Subdistrict | 404700 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 308 | |||||
| 500238 | Wuxi Co. | 4030 | 414,073 | 105,111 | Baichang Subdistrict | 405800 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 292 | |||||
| 500240 | Shizhu Co. | 3013 | 415,050 | 134,173 | Nanbin town | 409100 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 213 | ||||||
| 500241 | Xiushan Co. | 2450 | 501,590 | 150,566 | Zhonghe Subdistrict | 409900 | 14 | 18 | 59 | 208 | ||||||
| 500242 | Youyang Co. | 5173 | 578,058 | 137,635 | Taohuayuan town | 409800 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 270 | ||||||
| 500243 | Pengshui Co. | 3903 | 545,094 | 137,409 | Hanjia Subdistrict | 409600 | 11 | 28 | 55 | 241 | ||||||
| Divisions in Chinese and varieties of romanizations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Sichuanese Pinyin | |
| Chongqing Municipality | Chinese: 重庆市 | Chóngqìng Shì | cong2 qin4 si4 | |
| Wanzhou District | Chinese: 万州区 | Wànzhōu Qū | wan4 zou2 qu1 | |
| Fuling District | Chinese: 涪陵区 | Fúlíng Qū | ||
| Yuzhong District | Chinese: 渝中区 | Yúzhōng Qū | yu2 zong1 qu1 | |
| Dadukou District | Chinese: 大渡口区 | Dàdùkǒu Qū | da4 du4 kou3 qu1 | |
| Jiangbei District | Chinese: 江北区 | Jiāngběi Qū | jiang1 be2 qu1 | |
| Shapingba District | Chinese: 沙坪坝区 | Shāpíngbà Qū | sa1 pin2 ba4 qu1 | |
| Jiulongpo District | Chinese: 九龙坡区 | Jiǔlóngpō Qū | ||
| Nan'an District | Chinese: 南岸区 | Nán'àn Qū | lan2 ngan4 qu1 | |
| Beibei District | Chinese: 北碚区 | Běibèi Qū | ||
| Qijiang District | Chinese: 綦江区 | Qíjiāng Qū | ||
| Dazu District | Chinese: 大足区 | Dàzú Qū | ||
| Yubei District | Chinese: 渝北区 | Yúběi Qū | yu2 be2 qu1 | |
| Banan District | Chinese: 巴南区 | Bānán Qū | ba1 lan2 qu1 | |
| Qianjiang District | Chinese: 黔江区 | Qiánjiāng Qū | ||
| Changshou District | Chinese: 长寿区 | Chángshòu Qū | ||
| Jiangjin District | Chinese: 江津区 | Jiāngjīn Qū | jiang1 jin1 qu1 | |
| Hechuan District | Chinese: 合川区 | Héchuān Qū | ho2 cuan1 qu1 | |
| Yongchuan District | Chinese: 永川区 | Yǒngchuān Qū | yun3 cuan1 qu1 | |
| Nanchuan District | Chinese: 南川区 | Nánchuān Qū | lan2 cuan1 qu1 | |
| Bishan District | Chinese: 璧山区 | Bìshān Qū | ||
| Tongliang District | Chinese: 铜梁区 | Tóngliáng Qū | ||
| Tongnan District | Chinese: 潼南区 | Tóngnán Qū | ||
| Rongchang District | Chinese: 荣昌区 | Róngchāng Qū | ||
| Kaizhou District | Chinese: 开州区 | Kāizhōu Qū | kai1 zou1 qu1 | |
| Liangping District | Chinese: 梁平区 | Liángpíng Qū | ||
| Wulong District | Chinese: 武隆区 | Wǔlóng Qū | wu3 nong2 qu1 | |
| Chengkou County | Chinese: 城口县 | Chéngkǒu Xiàn | cen2 kou3 xian3 | |
| Fengdu County | Chinese: 丰都县 | Fēngdū Xiàn | ||
| Dianjiang County | Chinese: 垫江县 | Diànjiāng Xiàn | ||
| Zhong County | Chinese: 忠县 | Zhōngxiàn | zong1 xian3 | |
| Yunyang County | Chinese: 云阳县 | Yúnyáng Xiàn | yun2 yang2 xian3 | |
| Fengjie County | Chinese: 奉节县 | Fèngjié Xiàn | ||
| Wushan County | Chinese: 巫山县 | Wūshān Xiàn | ||
| Wuxi County | Chinese: 巫溪县 | Wūxī Xiàn | ||
| Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County | Chinese: 石柱土家族自治县 | Shízhù Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn | ||
| Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County | Chinese: 秀山土家族苗族自治县 | Xiùshān Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn | ||
| Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County | Chinese: 酉阳土家族苗族自治县 | Yǒuyáng Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn | ||
| Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County | Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治县 | Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn | ||
| Population by urban areas of districts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Urban area | District area | Census date | ||
| 1 | Chongqing | 6,263,790 | 7,457,599 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 2 | Wanzhou | 859,662 | 1,563,050 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 3 | Hechuan | 721,753 | 1,293,028 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 4 | Jiangjin | 686,189 | 1,233,149 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 5 | Fuling | 595,224 | 1,066,714 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 6 | Yongchuan | 582,769 | 1,024,708 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 7 | Qijiang | 513,935 | 1,056,817 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (8) | Kaizhou | 416,415 | 1,160,336 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 9 | Changshou | 408,261 | 770,009 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 10 | Dazu | 315,183 | 721,359 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (11) | Rongchang | 271,232 | 661,253 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 12 | Nanchuan | 255,045 | 534,329 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (13) | Tongliang | 248,962 | 600,086 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (14) | Tongnan | 247,084 | 639,985 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (15) | Bishan | 246,425 | 586,034 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (16) | Liangping | 235,753 | 687,525 | 2010-11-01 | |
| 17 | Qianjiang | 173,997 | 445,012 | 2010-11-01 | |
| (18) | Wulong | 115,823 | 351,038 | 2010-11-01 | |
| Chongqing | Beibei | Bishan | Changshou | Dadukou | Dazu | Fuling | Fuling | Chongqing | Jiangbei | Jiangjin | Jiulongpo | Kaizhou | Wanxian | Liangping | Nan'an | Chongqing | Nanchuan | Fuling | Qianjiang | Chongqing | Tongliang | Tongnan | Qijiang | Rongchang | Wanzhou | Wanxian | Wulong | Fuling | Yubei | Chongqing | Yongchuan | Yuzhong |
| Wanxian | Fuling | Fengdu | Wanxian | Wushan | Wuxi | Yunyang | Zhong |
| Qianjiang | |
| Shizhu | |
| Xiushan | |
| Youyang |
The main urban area of Chongqing city (Chinese: 重庆主城区) spans approximately 5473km2, and includes the following nine districts:[70] [71]