Yongchuan () is a district of

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

, China, located by the north side of upper reach of

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, i ...

, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

province to the southwest and is away from

Yuzhong District Yuzhong District () 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. Located in the central portion of Yuz ...

of central Chongqing and from

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19

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and 3

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History

Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years. *In 776, Yongchuan county was established. *In 1983, Yongchuan county was put under the administration of

city. *In 1992, Yongchuan county was promoted to a city level, called Yongchuan city. *In 2006, Yongchuan city was changed into Yongchuan district, a

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ...

of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with Bishan and

Jiangjin Jiangjin District ( zh, c=江津区, p=Jiāngjīn Qū), one of the District (China), districts in the southwest of Chongqing, China, lies along the upper reaches of Yangtze River, and has a history extending back more than 1500 years. The distric ...

in east, with Dazu and

Rongchang Rongchang District () is a District of the People's Republic of China, district of Chongqing Direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China, Municipality, China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. The district, with a p ...

in west, with

Tongliang Tongliang District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and reg ...

in north, and with Luxiang and Hejiang. Yongchuan is located in 05°37′31″－106°5′7″ of longitude and 28°56′16″－29°34′30″ of north latitude. It is long from south end to north end and wide from east end to north end, total area is .

Climate

The climate of Yongchuan belongs to subtropic

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weather style, with an annual average temperature of 17.7°C, monthly average temperature of 7.2°C in January, 27.3°C in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1015 mm, frost-free period of 317 days .

Transportation

The Yangtze river passes through Jiangjin, making up a 17.6 km long waterway. Both the Chengdu-Chongqing freeway and Chengdu-Chongqing railway have their ways across Yongchuan, which make up a very convenient traffic condition.

Economy

*Yongchuan is one of important agricultural production areas in China, with a products include of rice, wheat, sweet potato, tea, vegetables, fruits, silk and bamboo. Its animal husbandry include pig raising etc. *In 2006, its total annual

GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performance o ...

was

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12.194 billion.

Tourism

The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Districts of Chongqing