Yongchuan District
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Yongchuan 永川区 |
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Skyline of Yongchuan
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 Yongchuan District in Chongqing |
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| Country | China |
| Region | Chongqing |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://yc.cq.gov.cn/ |
Yongchuan (Chinese: 永川; pinyin: Yǒngchuān Qū) is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan is 63 km away from Yuzhong of Chongqing city and 276 km from Chengdu.
Yongchuan District administers 19 townships and 3 subdistricts.
Yongchuan enjoys a history of 1200 years.
Yongchuan is in west Chongqing, in border with Bishan and Jiangjin in east, with Dazu and Rongchang in west, with Tongliang in north, and with Luxiang and Hejiang. Yongchuan is located in 05°37′31″－106°5′7″ of longitude and 28°56′16″－29°34′30″ of north latitude. It is 70.65 km long from south end to north end and 44.85 km wide from east end to north end，total area is 1572.66 [km²].
The climate of Yongchuang belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style,with an annual average temperature of 18.6℃, monthly average temperature of 7.1℃ in January, 28℃ in July, total annual radiation of 1273.6 hrs, total annual rainfall of 1034 mm, frost-free period of 317 days .
The Yangtze river passes through Jiangjin, making up a 17.6 [km] long waterway. Both the Chengdu-Chongqing freeway and Chengdu-Chongqing railway have their ways across Yongchuan, which make up a very convenient traffic condition.
The famous tourism place in Yongchuan is the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea.
Coordinates: 29°22′N 105°54′E / 29.367°N 105.900°E
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