Yuzhong, Chongqing

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Yuzhong 渝中区
District
Skyline of Yuzhong
Yuzhong in Chongqing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2010)	630,090
• Density	27,395.22/km2 (70,953.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yuzhong District (渝中区) is the central district and heart of Chongqing municipality. It is the capital of the municipality and is also the political, economical, and entertainment center of the city of Chongqing.^[1] Located in the central portion of Yuzhong is the Jiefangbei CBD, a leading business and financial center of western China.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounded on three sides by water, Yuzhong is effectively a peninsula between the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers. Due to the limited space, its hilly nature, and the fact that it is the main central business district for Chongqing, Yuzhong contains some of the tallest skyscrapers in China and is the most densely populated district in the municipality.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the relocated headquarters of the Nationalist Government were located in Yuzhong.