Known as the "Mountain City" as well as the "River Town", Chongqing is located at the confluence of Yangtze and Jialing rivers. It is an industrial and business centre in southwestern China, and is the only municipality in western China directly administered by the Central government. Chongqing is also one of only four Chinese cities marked on the world map hanging in the hall of the United Nations Building.
With a land area of 82,400 square kilometres, Chongqing is divided into forty county-level subdivisions. Centred around the downtown area, and incorporating surrounding districts and counties, Chongqing has developed into a modern urban cluster that includes many interconnecting smaller cities and towns. The municipality has by far the largest area under its jurisdiction, the largest population, and the most administrative units in China.
The Central Government designated Chongqing as Pilot Reform City in 2007 and approved the city to set up the first bonded zone in inland China in 2008.
Below is an overview of Chongqing's economy:
Permanent population – 28.39 million (2008)
GDP – RMB 509.9 billion (2008)
GDP Growth – 14.3% y-o-y
Urbanization Rate – 49.99% (2008)
Fixed-asset Investment – 404.5 billion (2008)
Growth Rate – 28.0% y-o-y
Real Estate Investment – RMB 99.1 billion (2008)
Growth Rate 16.6% y-o-y
Average Disposable Income for Urban Residents – RMB 15,709 (2008)
Growth Rate – 14.5%
CPI Growth – 6.1% y-o-y (Jan-Nov 2008)
Exchange Rate to USD – 6.83 (2008) |
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CBRE, Chongqing
Suites 2005 & 2006, 20th Floor,
Chongqing International Trade Centre,
No. 38 Qingnian Road, Yuzhong District,
Chongqing 400010, PRC
T: (86 23) 6310 7070
F: (86 23) 6310 7171
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