Chongqing City China

Chongqing is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities unde…
Chongqing is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the Central People's Government, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. It is the only directly administrated municipality located deep inland. The municipality covers a large geographical area roughly the size of Austria, which includes several disjunct urban areas in addition to Chongqing proper. Due to its classification, the municipality of Chongqing is the largest city proper in the world by population, though Chongqing is not the most populous urban area.
  • Country: China
  • Settled: c. 316 BC
  • Elevation: 244 m (801 ft)
  • Area code: 23
  • Separated from Sichuan: 14 March 1997
  • Municipal seat: Yuzhong District
  • Time zone: UTC+8 (CST)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org