Chongzhou


Chongzhou, known as Chongqing County until 1994, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu. It is located about west-southwest of downtown Chengdu. The first Catholic synod in China was held in this city in 1803, convened by Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse.

Overview

Chongzhou is accessible by road from central Chengdu via the -long S8 Chengdu–Wenjiang–Qionglai Expressway, just outside the Chengdu greater ring road. The largest sports venue by capacity in the city is the 22,000-capacity Chongzhou Sports Centre Stadium. It is used mostly for football matches.

Administrative divisions

Chongzhou administers 6 subdistricts and 9 towns:
  • Subdistricts:
  • *Chongyang 崇阳街道
  • *Yangma 羊马街道
  • *Sanjiang 三江街道
  • *Jiangyuan 江源街道
  • *Dahua 大划街道
  • *Chongqing 崇庆街道
  • Towns:
  • *Liaojia 廖家镇
  • *Yuantong 元通镇
  • *Guansheng 观胜镇
  • *Huaiyuan 怀远镇
  • *Jiezi 街子镇
  • *Wenjingjiang 文井江镇
  • *Baitou 白头镇
  • *Daoming 道明镇
  • *Longxing 隆兴镇

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