Back Kièng-gŏng-kṳ̆ CDO Qianjiang (Chongqing) German Qianjiang (Chongqing) Spanish Qianjiang Barrutia Basque منطقه چیانژیانگ Persian District de Qianjiang (Chongqing) French Distretto di Qianjiang Italian 黔江区 Japanese 첸장구 Korean Qianjiang MWL
Qianjiang
黔江区 Kienkiang | |
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 Qianjiang District in Chongqing | |
| Coordinates (Qianjiang government): 29°32′01″N 108°46′15″E / 29.5336°N 108.7707°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Seat | Chengxi Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,397 km2 (925 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 545,000 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qianjiang District (simplified Chinese: 黔江区; traditional Chinese: 黔江區; pinyin: Qiánjiāng Qū), formerly Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, is a district (formerly an autonomous county), in the southeastern part of Chongqing, China, bordering Hubei province to the east and northeast. While it is governed as a district, in practice Qianjiang is its own city proper far removed from the urban centre of Chongqing.[citation needed] Qianjiang is nicknamed "The Throat of Sichuan and Hubei" (川鄂咽喉) because it sits on the intersection of Sichuan-Hubei and Sichuan-Hunan Roads.[citation needed]
Qianjiang District has a permanent population of 487,281, per the 2020 Chinese Census, the majority of which is ethnically Tujia.[1] The district is also home to large Han Chinese and Miao populations, which comprise about 30% and 15% of the district's population, respectively.[1]