Shuangliu District () is one of 11 urban districts of the

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. The district covers an area of , and has a population of approximately 1,396,400 as of 2019. It is the home of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the fourth busiest airport in China. Shuangliu District is rapidly being urbanized by the growth of Chengdu and the airport's recent expansion. The district is bordered by the

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of Ziyang to the southeast and

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to the south.

History

The area of present-day Shuangliu District was home to the ancient city of , which served as the capital of a number of ancient clans. The area of present-day Shuangliu District was incorporated into the Qin state in 316 BCE as . In 127 BCE, the area was administered as Guangdu County (). In 9 CE, the county was renamed to Jiudu Pavilion (), and in 58 CE, its named was reverted to Guangdu County. In 352 CE, the area was reorganized as . In 559 CE, under the

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, Ningshu Commandery was abolished and replaced by Shu Commandery and Guangdu County was once again restored. In 601, under the Sui dynasty, Shuangliu County was established within Shu Commandery. On March 1, 2016, Shuangliu County was upgraded to Shuangliu District.

Government

District government

As a district, Shuangliu is headed by a Party Committee Secretary (). On May 31, 2018, Han Yi was appointed as the Party Committee Secretary of the district. Since December 19, 2016, Chen Lin has served as the Director of the Standing Committee of the Shuangliu's People's Congress, the district's legislative body.

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Shuangliu District is divided into 15 subdistricts and 4 towns.

Subdistricts

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Towns

The 4 towns of Shuangliu District are as follows: *

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Demographics

As of 2019, the district has an estimated population of 1,396,400, of which, 652,100 are

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holders. In 2019, the district reported a rate of natural increase of 13.15 per thousand.

Economy

The district reported a GDP of 96.205 billion Yuan for 2019, an 8.8% increase from 2018. The following table shows a breakdown of the district's GDP: The now-defunct China Southwest Airlines had its headquarters on the property of Shuangliu Airport.

Education

Colleges and universities

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's Jiang'an Campus is in the county.

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maintains a campus near the airport.

Primary and secondary schools

;Junior high school *Shuangliu Experimental Secondary School *Tanghu Secondary School *Shuangliu Foreign Language Secondary School *Dongsheng 1st Secondary School *Dongsheng 2nd Secondary School *Dongsheng 3rd Secondary School *

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, a K-12 international school, is located in Da'an Village (), Zhengxing Township (), Shuangliu County.Contact Us
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Transportation

Road transport

The district is served by China National Highway 318.

Air transport

Shuangliu District is home to the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, which, in 2018, saw the fourth largest passenger traffic in China, and the twenty-sixth largest in the world.