City Details: Chongqing
A few alternate names for Chongqing are: CKG, Cchung-cching, Ch'ung-ch'ing, Ch'ung-ch'ing-shih, Chongqing, Chongqing (Chongqing Shi), Chongqing - zhong qing, Chongqing Shi, Chuncin, Chungking
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.
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 7457599
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 29.56026, 106.55771
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Chongqing
- 1. Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), distance from city center: 19.46 km
- 2. Luzhou Airport (LZO), distance from city center: 137.76 km
- 3. Nanchong Airport (NAO), distance from city center: 142.50 km
Location of Chongqing
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Museums in Chongqing, People's Republic of China
三峡博物馆
236 Renmin Road, 400015 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5649° N, 106.5466° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
重庆科技馆
文星门街, Jiangbeicheng, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5735° N, 106.5739° E
湖广会馆
长江滨江路, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5605° N, 106.5829° E
故宫文物南迁纪念馆
Nanbin Road, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5684° N, 106.5913° E
Flying Tigers Museum
嘉陵新路, 400015 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5532° N, 106.5297° E
Joseph Stillwell Museum
嘉陵新路, 400015 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5534° N, 106.5297° E
桂园
Zengjiayan Tunnel, 400014 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5657° N, 106.5433° E
周公馆
Zengjiayan Bridge, Huaxinjie, 400014 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5682° N, 106.5467° E
特园
临崖步道, 400015 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5638° N, 106.5419° E
韩国光复军总司令部旧址
Jiefangbei Underground Ring Road, 解放碑步行街, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5587° N, 106.5757° E
山城记忆馆
清真寺巷, 响水桥社区, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5554° N, 106.5693° E
重庆体育博物馆
Xiangyang Tunnel, 400015 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5565° N, 106.5428° E
故宫文物南迁纪念馆
Nanbin Road, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5689° N, 106.5916° E
重庆嘉陵江索道博物馆
北滨一路, Jiangbeicheng, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5715° N, 106.5752° E
元宇宙数学馆
文星门街, Jiangbeicheng, 400010 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5746° N, 106.5747° E
中国民主党派历史陈列馆
中山四路, 400014 Chongqing, China
Coordinates: 29.5639° N, 106.5425° E