Yongchuan District

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 borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is 63 km (39 mi) away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing and 276 km (171 mi) from Chengdu.

Yongchuan

永川区
District
Skyline of Yongchuan
Yongchuan District in Chongqing
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://yc.cq.gov.cn/

Administration

Yongchuan District administers 19 townships and 3 subdistricts.

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[1]Area (km2)
Zhongshan Road Subdistrict中山路街道Zhōngshānlù Jiēdào192,95461.57
Shengli Road Subdistrict胜利路街道Shènglìlù Jiēdào134,21861.76
Nanda Avenue Subdistrict南大街街道Nándàjiē Jiēdào88,94878.3
Chashanzhuhai Subdistrict茶山竹海街道Cháshānzhúhǎi Jiēdào42,38396.6
Da'an Subdistrict大安街道Dà'ān Jiēdào48,37192.46
Chenshi Subdistrict陈食街道Chénshí Jiēdào39,86384
Weixinghu Subdistrict卫星湖街道Wèixīnghú Jiēdào38,11267.83
Qingfeng town青峰镇Qīngfēng Zhèn19,62749
Jinlong town金龙镇Jīnlóng Zhèn21,66591.56
Linjiang town临江镇Línjiāng Zhèn25,74077.1
Hegeng town何埂镇Hégěng Zhèn38,10681
Songgai town松溉镇Sōnggài Zhèn14,27034
Xianlong town仙龙镇Xiānlóng Zhèn36,56183.2
Ji'an town吉安镇Jí'ān Zhèn20,97860.01
Wujian town五间镇Wǔjiān Zhèn19,86135.5
Laisu town来苏镇Láisū Zhèn41,36195.6
Baofeng town宝峰镇Bǎofēng Zhèn14,00739
Shuangshi town双石镇Shuāngshí Zhèn24,31566
Honglu town红炉镇Hónglú Zhèn21,61864
Yongrong town永荣镇Yǒngróng Zhèn14,30543
Sanjiao town三教镇Sānjiào Zhèn46,458108
Banqiao town板桥镇Bǎnqiáo Zhèn22,72570.77
Zhutuo town朱沱镇Zhūtuó Zhèn58,262128

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 (43.90 mi) long from south end to north end and 44.85 km (27.87 mi) wide from east end to north end, total area is 1,572.66 km2 (607.21 sq mi).

Weather condition

The climate of Yongchuan 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
  1. 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.

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