Yongchuan
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level district |
| Area | 1573 km² |
| Population | 1.07 million in 2004 |
| GDP | CNY12.194 billiion in 2006 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Township-level divisions | 22 |
| Post Code | 402160 |
| Area Code | 023 |
Yongchuan (Simplified Chinese: 永川; Traditional Chinese: 永川; pinyin: Yongchuan) is one of districts of Southwest Chongqing,China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze river,with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan is 63 km away from Yuzhong of Chongqing city and 276 km from Chengdu.
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[edit] Administration
Yongchuan District administers 19 townships and 3 subdistricts.
[edit] History
Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years.
- In 776, Yongchuan county was establied.
- In 1983, Yongchuan county was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
- In 1992, Yongchuan county was promoted to a city level, called Jiangjin city.
- In 2006, Yongchuan city was changed into Jiangjin district, Chongjin, a county-level division of Chongqing.
[edit] 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 70.65km long from south end to north end and 44.85km wide from east end to north end，total area is 1572.66 [km²].
[edit] Weather condition
The climate of Yongchuang 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 1034mm, frost-free period of 317 days .
[edit] Transportation
Yangtze river pass through Jiangjin,making up a 17.6 [km] long waterway.Both the Chengdu-Chongqinq freeway and Chengdu-Chongqing railway have their ways across Yongchuan, which make up a very convenient traffic condition.
[edit] 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 ect.
- In 2006，its total annual GDP was CNY12.194 billion.
[edit] Tourism
The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.
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