Chongqing (simplified Chinese: 重庆; traditional Chinese: 重慶; pinyin: Chóngqìng; Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalit
Abbreviations:
渝 (pinyin
Origin of name:
重 chóng ("again")
庆 qìng ("celebrate")
i.e. "double celebration"
Administration type:
Municipality
Capital:
渝中区 Yuzhong District
CPC Ctte Secretary:
薄熙来 Bo Xilai
Governor:
王鸿举 Wang Hongju
Area:
82,300 km² (26th)
Population (2005)
- Density:
31,442,300 (20th)
379/km² (10th)
GDP (2006)
- per capita:
CNY 348.6 billion (24th)
CNY 12,437 (19th)
HDI (2005):
0.745 (medium) (18th)
Major nationalities:
91% Han
5% Tujia
2% Miao
County-level:
40 divisions
Township-level:
1259 divisions
ISO 3166-2:
CN-50
City tree:
Ficus lacor
City flower:
山茶花 Camellia
(Camellia japonica)
Postal code:
4000 00 to 4099 00
Area code:
23
License plate prefixes:
渝 A, B, C, F, G, H
Source for population and GDP data:
《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005
ISBN 7503747382
Source for nationalities data
