Chongqing
重庆 | |
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重庆市 · Municipality of Chongqing | |
![]() Clockwise from top: Jiefangbei CBD Skyline, Baidicheng temple, E'gongyan Bridge, Qutang Gorge, and the Great Hall of the People. | |
![]() Location of Chongqing Municipality within China | |
Coordinates: 29°33′30″N 106°34′00″E / 29.55833°N 106.56667°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Settled | ca. 316 BCE |
Divisions - County-level - Township-level | 19 districts, 19 counties 1259 towns, townships, and subdistricts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• CPC Secretary | Sun Zhengcai[1] |
• Mayor | Zhang Guoqing[2] |
• Congress Chairman | Zhang Xuan |
• Conference Chairman | Xu Jingye |
Area | |
• Municipality | 82,403 km2 (31,816 sq mi) |
Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
Population (2010)[4] | |
• Municipality | 28,846,170 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Demonym | Chongqinger |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4000 00 - 4099 00 |
Area code | 23 |
GDP | 2016 |
- Total | CNY 1750 billion US$ 254.5 billion (23rd) |
- Per capita | CNY 39,500 US$ 6,191 (13th) |
HDI (2008) | 0.783 (18th) — medium |
Licence plate prefixes | 渝 A, B, C, F, G, H |
ISO 3166-2 | CN-50 |
City flower | Camellia[5] |
City tree | Ficus lacor[6] |
Website | www english |
Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: 重庆, Traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking) is a city and a district in Central China. The Chongqing district is the most populated district of China and has 31,442,300 inhabitants (2005).