Wulong County

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Wulong County 武隆县
County
Location of Wulong County in Chongqing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	2,872 km² (1,109 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	351,000
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Wulong County (simplified Chinese: 武隆县; traditional Chinese: 武隆縣; pinyin: Wǔlóng Xiàn) is a county level subdivision of Chongqing Municipality, in South-Central China.

Chongqing is one of only four provincial level municipalities of China, with direct-control.

World Heritage Site

Numerous Wulong Karst limestone rock formations are scenic landmarks in Wulong County. They are protected within the UNESCO South China Karst World Heritage Site.

Features

Three Natural Bridges — in Xiannüshan Town.
Furong Cave —on the Furong River.
Er Wang Dong — in Houping Miao and Tuzi Ethnic Township.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wulong County.

Media related to South China Karst at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Kai Liangping Wulong Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Three Gorges Reservoir Region

County-level divisions

Hubei province	Yiling in Yichang City Zigui in Yichang City Xingshan in Yichang City Badong in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Chongqing municipality	Wushan Wuxi Fengjie Yunyang Wanzhou Shizhu Kai Zhong Fengdu Fuling Changshou Wulong Jiangjin Yubei Ba'nan Yuzhong Shapingba Nan'an Dadukou Jiulongpo Jiangbei

Coordinates: 29°22′48″N 107°42′00″E / 29.38000°N 107.70000°E / 29.38000; 107.70000

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