Qionglai City

Qionglai
邛崃市
County-level city
Qionglai

Location in Sichuan

Coordinates: 30°24′22″N 103°27′32″E / 30.406°N 103.459°E / 30.406; 103.459Coordinates: 30°24′22″N 103°27′32″E / 30.406°N 103.459°E / 30.406; 103.459[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Sichuan
Sub-provincial city Chengdu
Area
 • Total 1,384 km2 (534 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 612,753
 • Density 443/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 6115XX
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Core districts
1 Jinjiang
2 Qingyang
3 Jinniu
4 Wuhou
5 Chenghua
Suburbs
6 Longquanyi
7 Qingbaijiang
8 Xindu
9 Wenjiang
11 Shuangliu Co.
12 Pi Co.
Satellite cities
16 Dujiangyan
17 Pengzhou
18 Qionglai
19 Chongzhou
Rural
10 Jintang Co.
13 Dayi Co.
14 Pujiang Co.
15 Xinjin Co.

Qionglai (simplified Chinese: 邛崃; traditional Chinese: 邛崍; pinyin: Qiónglái) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is located around 60 kilometres (37 mi) from downtown Chengdu. The city is located on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin and in the foothills of the Qionglai Mountains that bound the basin from the west, and is bordered by the prefecture-level city of Ya'an to the west.

Transport

There are many rivers around in Qionglai City,so it has abundant water power.South River,Zhuojiang River,Xiejiang River and Pujiang River flow through this city,and they are 217.15 kilometers long in total.The quantity of runoff of surface water may reach 991 million cubic meters,including 532.8 million cubic meters which can be made use of by humans. Underground water can reanch 106 million cubic meters.Surface and underground water create many opportunities to support agriculture and manufacture.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Qionglai" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ↑ 我市2010年第六次全国人口普查数据公报 (in Chinese). Government of Chengdu. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

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