Yongchuan District

Yongchuan 永川区
District
Skyline of Yongchuan
Yongchuan District in Chongqing
Country	China
Region	Chongqing
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://yc.cq.gov.cn/

Yongchuan (Chinese: 永川; pinyin: Yǒngchuān Qū) is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan is 63 km away from Yuzhong of Chongqing city and 276 km from Chengdu.

Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19 townships and 3 subdistricts.

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[1]
Zhongshan Road Subdistrict	中山路街道	Zhōngshānlù Jiēdào	192,954
Shengli Road Subdistrict	胜利路街道	Shènglìlù Jiēdào	134,218
Nanda Avenue Subdistrict	南大街街道	Nándàjiē Jiēdào	88,948
Chashanzhuhai Subdistrict	茶山竹海街道	Cháshānzhúhǎi Jiēdào	42,383
Da'an Subdistrict	大安街道	Dà'ān Jiēdào	48,371
Chenshi Subdistrict	陈食街道	Chénshí Jiēdào	39,863
Weixinghu Subdistrict	卫星湖街道	Wèixīnghú Jiēdào	38,112
Qingfeng Town	青峰镇	Qīngfēng Zhèn	19,627
Jinlong Town	金龙镇	Jīnlóng Zhèn	21,665
Linjiang Town	临江镇	Línjiāng Zhèn	25,740
Hegeng Town	何埂镇	Hégěng Zhèn	38,106
Songgai Town	松溉镇	Sōnggài Zhèn	14,270
Xianlong Town	仙龙镇	Xiānlóng Zhèn	36,561
Ji'an Town	吉安镇	Jí'ān Zhèn	20,978
Wujian Town	五间镇	Wǔjiān Zhèn	19,861
Laisu Town	来苏镇	Láisū Zhèn	41,361
Baofeng Town	宝峰镇	Bǎofēng Zhèn	14,007
Shuangshi Town	双石镇	Shuāngshí Zhèn	24,315
Honglu Town	红炉镇	Hónglú Zhèn	21,618
Yongrong Town	永荣镇	Yǒngróng Zhèn	14,305
Sanjiao Town	三教镇	Sānjiào Zhèn	46,458
Banqiao Town	板桥镇	Bǎnqiáo Zhèn	22,725
Zhutuo Town	朱沱镇	Zhūtuó Zhèn	58,262

History

Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years.

In 776, Yongchuan county was established.
In 1983, Yongchuan county was put under the administration of Chongqing 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 of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with Bishan and Jiangjin in east, with Dazu and Rongchang in west, with Tongliang 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 70.65 km long from south end to north end and 44.85 km wide from east end to north end，total area is 1572.66 [km²].

Weather condition

The climate of Yongchuang belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style,with an annual average temperature of 18.6℃, monthly average temperature of 7.1℃ in January, 28℃ in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1034 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 was CNY12.194 billion.

Tourism

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

References

↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

External links

Official website

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan Kaizhou Liangping Wulong

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Longbao Tiancheng Wuqiao Zhicheng Lidu

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo Twelve Views of Chongqing

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Coordinates: 29°22′N 105°54′E / 29.367°N 105.900°E / 29.367; 105.900

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