Chongqing Municipality
Chongqing Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have a provincial-level status.
| Province Abbreviation(s): 渝 | |
| Capital | Chongqing City |
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 26th 82,300 km² xx% |
| Population
- Total (Year) - Density | Ranked 20th
30,900,000 375/km² |
| Administration Type | Municipality |
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The territory of the Chongqing Municipality was part of Sichuan province until 1997 when the city of Chongqing as well as the surrounding towns of Fuling and Wanxian were formed into the new Chongqing Municipality. The new municipality was formed to spearhead China's effort to develop its western regions as well as to coordinate the resettlement of refugees from the Three Gorges Dam project.History
