Chongqing Municipality

Chongqing Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities of China, which have a provincial-level status.

**Official Province Name (Chinese)**
Province Abbreviation(s): Xx
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

Table of contents

1 History

2 Geography

3 Economy

4 Demographics

5 Culture

6 Tourism

7 Miscellaneous topics

8 External links

History

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.