What is the population and area of Chongqing?

Chongqing has a registered population of 33.9 million and a permanent population of 30.75 million, covering an area of 82,400 square kilometers.

Chongqing is a famous historical and cultural city in China. With a written history of over 3,000 years, it is the birthplace of Bayu culture. Because Jialing River was called "Chongqing Water" in ancient times, Chongqing is also called "Chongqing" for short.

In the first year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1 102), Yuzhou was changed to Duke Zhou. In the Southern Song Dynasty 16 (1 189), Song Guangzong first conferred the title of King Gong and later conferred the title of Empress, which was called "Double Celebration", so he was promoted to Chongqing, hence the name Chongqing. 189 1 became the earliest inland trading port in China. 1929, the city was formally established.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Chongqing was the capital of the National Government and the Far East Command Center of the world anti-fascist war. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period and the early days of the Liberation War, the Central South Bureau, represented by Comrade Zhou Enlai, was responsible for leading the party organizations and United front work in Kuomintang-controlled areas, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas areas, and the "Hongyan spirit" formed was a valuable spiritual wealth of our country and nation.

The Democratic League, the Democratic National Construction Association, the Jiu San Society and the Three People's Principles Comrades' Federation, one of the predecessors of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee, were all established in Chongqing.

Reference link

City Profile-Chongqing Municipal People's Government