Chongqing Facts
Chongqing is a provincial level municipality of China.
Abbreviation: Yu (渝 in Chinese)
Coordinates: 105°17'-110°11' E, 28°10'-32°13' N
Country: China
Mayor: Wang Hongju
Population: 32.35 million people with 4.19 million non-permanent residents at the end of 2007.
Currency: Yuan (Renminbi)
Language: Chongqing Dialect, on which Mandarin Chinese is based on.
Time Zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Area: 82.300 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 19 districts, 17 counties, and 4 autonomous counties
Altitude: 100-400 m
City Flower: Camellia
City Tree: Ficus Lacor (Moreton)
Main Rivers: Yangtze River and Jialiang River
GDP (2007 estimate): Total - CNY 411.18 billion; Per capita - CNY 14,622
Sister Cities
Asia: Hiroshima, Mito, Shiraz
Europe: Toulouse, Dusseldorf, Leicester
America: Seattle, Detroit, Michigan, Toronto
Oceania: Brisbane
Chongqing Location - Where is Chongqing
Located at the eastern edge of Sichuan Basin, Chongqing is next to Hubei, Hunan in east, Guizhou in south and Shaanxi in north. The coordinates of Chongqing is 105°17'-110°11' E, 28°10'-32°13' N. See map of Chongqing to view the exact location of Chongqing.
Chongqing Districts
Chongqing has totally nineteen districts, seventeen counties, and four autonomous counties under its administration.
7 Urban Districts: Yuzhong District, Nan’an District, Jiangbei District, Shapingba District, Jiulongpo District, Dadukou District and Yubei District
8 Suburban Districts: Banan District, Beibei District, Changshou District, Hechuan District, Jiangjin District, Shuangqiao District, Wansheng District and Yongzhou District
4 Satellite Districts: Fuling District, Nanchuan District, Qianjiang District and Wanzhou District
17 Counties: Bishan County, Chengkou County, Dazu County, Dianjiang County, Fengdu County, Fengjie County, Kaixian County, Liangping County, Qijiang County, Rongchang County, Tongliang County, Tongnan County, Wulong County, Wushan County, Wuxi County, Yunyang County and Zhongxian County
4 Autonomous Counties: Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County and Youyang Tujia and Miao County
Chongqing Codes
Chongqing Postal Code: Chongqing zip codes range from 400000 to 409900. However, not all within the range are in use.
Chongqing Area Code: Internal dialing code is 023 while international telephone calling code is +0086-23.
Chongqing in Chinese
Learning how to read and say Chongqing in Chinese might be of help when you are traveling around the city.
Chongqing in Chinese Pinyin: chóng qìng
How does Chongqing look in Chinese?
How to say Chongqing in Chinese? Click to play this audio file to learn how to correctly pronounce Chongqing in Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to help when you are traveling to Chongqing.
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