Chongqing

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Chongqing

Total population

10,343,462

Air quality index

157Unhealthy

WeatherAvg high 72.5°F

Coordinates29.57°, 106.55°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chongqing is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. It is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of China and the only one located inland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

T

Tu Jianhua

Chinese politician

A

Anyuan Huang

S

Shigeo Aida

Japanese historian

Cheng Dequan

Republic of China person CBDB = 64291

Tong Zeng

Chinese activist

B

Baisha Liu

Chinese-Norwegian academic (1943-2010)

G

Gan Cisen

Chinese politician and economist (1914-1982)

B

Bai Fan

actor

Fu Wenjun

Chinese contemporary artist

X

Xing Xin

Chinese artist

A

Adrian Hsia

B

Bai Hua

Chinese writer and lyricist

D

Deng ning

Chinese actor

A

Amoa Ai

Chinese singer

Wang Lubing

Chinese politician

G

Gan Wei

Chinese actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chongqing

• Yuzhong
  1.3 mi away · pop. 61,600
• Jiguanshi
  4.2 mi away
• Jiulongpo
  4.9 mi away
• Shapingba
  5.9 mi away
• Changshengqiao
  7.7 mi away
• Yufengshan
  9.6 mi away
• Jiansheng
  9.9 mi away
• Tongjiaxi
  10.3 mi away
• Yinglong
  10.3 mi away
• Banan
  11.2 mi away
• Hangu
  11.3 mi away
• Baishiyi
  12.2 mi away

Browse all places in Chongqing →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chongqing

Chongqing =

1995

Zhongguo Chongqing

"Zhongguo Chongqing" hua ce bian ji wei yuan hui

Chongqing Zhongguo sanxia bo wu guan, Chongqing bo wu guan =

Chongqing (China). Zhongguo San Xia bo wu guan. · 2005

Xuan mei Chongqing

Yuansheng Li · 2007

Da ai Chongqing

2008

Chongqing

Du Xiong · 2006

Chongqing tong shi

Yong Zhou · 2002

Chongqing's Red Culture Campaign

Xiao Mei · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red-billed Starling

Spodiopsar sericeus

Seen 2026-06-11

Collared Finchbill

Spizixos semitorques

Seen 2026-06-10

moss rose

Portulaca grandiflora

Seen 2026-06-10

White-browed Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus sannio

Seen 2026-06-10

Chinese Blackbird

Turdus mandarinus

Seen 2026-06-09

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

Seen 2026-06-09

Light-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis

Seen 2026-06-09

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Seen 2026-06-08

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chongqing, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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