Natural Environment (2018)

Location:

Chongqing is located at 28°10'～32°13' north latitude and 105°11'～110°11' east longitude. As a joint between the eastern areas with developed economy and the western areas with rich resources, with Hubei and Hunan on its east, Guizhou on its south, Sichuan on its west and Shaanxi on its north, Chongqing is the largest economic center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an important industrial and commercial city in the southwest and a hub of land and water communications. On March 14, 1997, the resolution to establish Chongqing Municipality was passed on the 5th Session of the 8th National People’s Congress, and Chongqing became the fourth municipality directly under the Central Government after Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.

Area:

Chongqing covers an area of 82,400 square kilometers, stretching 450 kilometers from north to south and 470 kilometers from east to west. In 2018, Chongqing has 26 districts, namely Wanzhou, Qianjiang, Fuling, Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, Nan'an, Beibei, Yubei, Banan, Changshou, Jiangjin, Hechuan, Yongchuan, Nanchuan, Qijiang, Dazu, Bishan, Tongliang, Tongnan, Rongchang, Kaizhou, Liangping, Wulong and 12 counties, namely Chengkou, Fengdu, Dianjiang, Zhongxian, Yunyang, Fengjie, Wushan, Wuxi, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Xiushan Tujia Autonomous County, Youyang Tujia Autonomous County and Pengshui Miao Autonomous County.

Topography:

The altitude of Chongqing declines gradually from the north and the south to the valley of the Yangtze River. There are mainly hills and low mountains in the northwest and central areas of Chongqing, while the two large mountains of Daba and Wuling are in the southeast of Chongqing.

River:

The rivers stretching through Chongqing mainly include Yangtze River, Jialing River, Wujiang River, Fujiang River, Qijiang River and Daning River.

Climate:

Chongqing has a humid subtropical monsoon climate, hot in summer and warm in winter with the rainy season coinciding with the hot season. It has the characteristics of long frost-free period, plenty of rainfall and a lot of humid and cloudy days. The annual average temperature of 2017 is 18.4℃, with the annual precipitation of 1196.2 mm.