Bishan, Chongqing
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| Administration Type | County |
| Area | 915 km2 |
| Population | 610.278 thousand 2006 |
| GDP | CNY6.65 billion in total amount; USD1600 per capita in 2006 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Township-level divisions | 13 |
| Postalcode | 402700 |
| Area Code | 023 |
Bishan County (Chinese: 壁山县; pinyin: Bìshān Xiàn) is one of the counties in the west of Chongqing, China, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.
Administration
Bishan County administers 2 subdistricts, 10 towns and 1 township and, with a total area of 915 square kilometers.
Subdistricts
- Bicheng (璧城)
- Qinggang (青杠)
Towns
- Dingjia (丁家)
- Sanhe (三合)
- Guangpu (广普)
- Zhengxing (正兴)
- Daxing (大兴)
- Hebian (河边)
- Lufu (福禄)
- Qitang (七塘)
- Batang (八塘)
- Dalu (大路)
Township
- Jianlong (健龙)
History
Bishan enjoys a history of over 2000 years.
- In 316 BC, a Jiangzhou was establied here.
- In 757, Bishan County was establied and administered by Yuzhou.
- In 1102, Bishan was administered by Gongzhou, which is renamed from Yuzhou.
- In 1189, Gongzhou was promoted to Chongqingfu, which still administered Bishan County.
- In 1259, Bishan county was merged into Ba County.
- In 1483, Bishan county was re-established.
- In 1662, Bishan county was merged into Yongchuan County.
- In 1729, Bishan county was re-established again.
- In 1914, Bishan county was administered by sichuan province.
- In 1997, Bishan county was administered by Chongqing Municipality.
Geographic condition
Bishan is located in 106°02′E−106°20′E of longitude and 29°17′N−29°53′N of latitude. It is in border with Shapingba District and Jiulongpo District in east, with Jiangjin District of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County and Yongchuan District of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and Beibei District of Chongqing in north.
Weather condition
Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoon weather style, with an annual average temperature of 18.3℃, annual total rainfall of 1231.2mm and frost-free period of 337 days.
Transportation
With Chengyu Expressway, Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.
Notes
External links
- Government website of Bishan (in Simplified Chinese)
