Shuangliu | |
Native Name: | 双流区 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6102XX |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Sichuan |
Pushpin Label: | Shuangliu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
Subdivision Name2: | Chengdu |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Dongsheng Subdistrict |
Area Total Km2: | 1032 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1158516 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | 1086 |
Coordinates: | 30.569°N 103.926°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Chengdu district map |
Official Name: | District of Shuangliu, City of Chengdu |
Shuangliu District is a district of the City of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. The district covers an area of 1065km2, and has a population of approximately 1,396,400 as of 2019.[2] It is the home of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the fourth busiest airport in China.[3] Shuangliu District is rapidly being urbanized by the growth of Chengdu and the airport's recent expansion. The district is bordered by the prefecture-level cities of Ziyang to the southeast and Meishan to the south.
The area of present-day Shuangliu District was home to the ancient city of, which served as the capital of a number of ancient clans.[4] The area of present-day Shuangliu District was incorporated into the Qin state in 316 BCE as . In 127 BCE, the area was administered as Guangdu County . In 9 CE, the county was renamed to Jiudu Pavilion, and in 58 CE, its named was reverted to Guangdu County. In 352 CE, the area was reorganized as . In 559 CE, under the Northern Zhou, Ningshu Commandery was abolished and replaced by Shu Commandery and Guangdu County was once again restored. In 601, under the Sui dynasty, Shuangliu County was established within Shu Commandery.
On March 1, 2016, Shuangliu County was upgraded to Shuangliu District.
As a district, Shuangliu is headed by a Party Committee Secretary . On May 31, 2018, Han Yi was appointed as the Party Committee Secretary of the district.[5] Since December 19, 2016, Chen Lin has served as the Director of the Standing Committee of the Shuangliu's People's Congress, the district's legislative body.[6]
As of 2020, Shuangliu District is divided into 15 subdistricts and 4 towns.[7]
The 15 subdistricts of Shuangliu District are as follows:
The 4 towns of Shuangliu District are as follows:
As of 2019, the district has an estimated population of 1,396,400, of which, 652,100 are hukou holders. In 2019, the district reported a rate of natural increase of 13.15 per thousand.
The district reported a GDP of 96.205 billion Yuan for 2019, an 8.8% increase from 2018.[8] The following table shows a breakdown of the district's GDP:
Primary Sector | 1.839 billion | 1.91% | 2.6% | |
Secondary Sector | 31.104 billion | 32.33% | 8.4% | |
Tertiary Sector | 63.262 billion | 65.76% | 9.2% | |
TOTAL | 96.205 billion | 100.00% | 8.8% |
Sichuan University's Jiang'an Campus is in the county.[10]
Southwest University for Nationalities maintains a campus near the airport.[11]
The district is served by China National Highway 318.
Shuangliu District is home to the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, which, in 2018, saw the fourth largest passenger traffic in China, and the twenty-sixth largest in the world.