Yongchuan () is a district of
Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of
Yangtze River
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, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
province to the southwest and is away from
Yuzhong District of central Chongqing and from
Chengdu
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.
Administration
Yongchuan District administers 19
townships
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and 3
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Equivalents
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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
Chongqing city.
*In 1992, Yongchuan county was promoted to a city level, called
Yongchuan
Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing a ...
city.
*In 2006, Yongchuan city was changed into Yongchuan district, a
county-level division
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of Chongqing.
Geographic condition
Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with
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and
Jiangjin
Jiangjin District (), 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 district covers 3200 square kilometres an ...
in east, with
Dazu and
Rongchang in west, with
Tongliang
Tongliang District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality
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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
monsoon
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weather style, with an annual average temperature of 17.7℃, monthly average temperature of 7.2℃ in January, 27.3℃ 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
mlong 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
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was
CNY12.194 billion.
Tourism
The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.
References
External links
Official website
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Districts of Chongqing