Chongqing

Chongqing (; Postal System Pinyin: Chungking; literally "Double Celebration") is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. The municipality of Chongqing has a population of 32,355,000 (2004), most of them living outside of the urban area of Chongqing proper, over hundreds of miles of farmland. The population of the urban area of Chongqing proper was estimated at 3.4 million in 2004, ranking approximately as the 10th largest urban area of China. Including the unregistered migrants from the countryside, the population of the urban area could be as high as 7.5 million.

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The municipal abbreviation, Yu (?), was approved by the State Council on April 18, 1997. Yu had previously been used by the Kuomintang. It is the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing with the Yangtze.

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The urban area of Chongqing proper (????) consists of the district of Yuzhong (???, i.e. "central Chongqing district"), the central and most densely populated district, where government offices are located, as well as the districts of Nan'an (???, i.e. "southern bank district") Jiangbei (???, i.e. "north of the river district"), Shapingba (????), Jiulongpo (????), and Dadukou (????).

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Night View of Chongqing China

Neon Outlined Buildings in Distance Behind Balconied Apartment Blocks Chongqing China