Changshou (Chinese:长寿区; pinyin:Chángshòu Qū) is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is 80km (50mi) from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing.
Administrative divisions
Changshou District administers 14 townships and 4 subdistricts,[1] with a total area of 1,415km2 (546sqmi).
In 1959, Changshou County was put under the administration of Chongqing city.
In 2002, Changshou County was changed into Changshou District and it is a district in Chongqing city.
Population
Until the end of 2013, there are 369321 households, the total population is 906732. Among them, the non-agriculture population is 310531, agriculture population is 596201.[3]
Geography
Changshou is located in 106°49’22” E–107°27’30”E of longitude and 29°43’ N–30°12’30”N of latitude, and is 56.56km (35.14mi) wide from south to north, and 57.5km (35.7mi) long from east to west. The altitude in the area is between 154 to 1,034.2m (505 to 3,393ft)[citation needed]. Changshou is classified as shallow hill area, slopes in the area are relatively smooth.
Climate
Climate data for Changshou, elevation 378m (1,240ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
In 2006, the total annual GDP was CNY 8.8 billion.
Tourism
Famous tourist attractions include Lake Changshou, which is a man-made lake of 60km2 (23sqmi); Changshou Ancient Town; Puti Mountain and Dongling Temple.
Mount Puti is a tourist attraction in the district.
↑shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban.ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN978-7-5037-6660-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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