Yongchuan () is a district of

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

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

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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 t ...

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

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Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19

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and 3 subdistricts.

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

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of Chongqing.

Geographic condition

Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with

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and Jiangjin in east, with Dazu and

Rongchang Rongchang District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. The district, with a population of 800,000, is located in the west of Chongqing. Administration Climate Notable people * Shu H ...

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 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℃, 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

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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