Key facts
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Municipality
- Chongqing
- District
- 3,457 km (1,335 sq mi)
- Urban
- 80 km (31 sq mi)
- Density
- 507.2/km (1,314/sq mi)
- Urban 2018
- 700,000
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( China Standard )
- Total
- CNY 70.23 billion, (US$ 11.46 billion)
- Per capita
- CNY 43,197, (US$ 7,047)
- Licence plate prefix
- 渝F
- Website
- wz .gov .cn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 万县区
- Population
- 1564449
- Area
- 3456.38
- Official website
- www.wz.gov.cn
- Image
- 2013年5月太 白 岩 上 拍 万 州8 - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wanzhou District
- postal code
- 400040
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Wanzhou District (Chinese: 万州区; pinyin: Wànzhōu Qū) is Chongqing's second most populated urban core area on the upper reaches of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China. It is currently governed as a district of Chongqing Municipality, bordering Sichuan to the northwest and Hubei to the southeast. It was formerly known as Wanxian or Wan County (simplified Chinese: 万县; traditional Chinese: 萬縣; pinyin: Wànxiàn). Prior to Chongqing's formation as a direct-controlled municipality, Wanzhou was part of Sichuan province. The urban core of Wanzhou is 228 km (142 mi) away from Chongqing's city proper.
The characters for "Wanzhou" mean "myriad-prefecture"; which is derived from the phrase "the place where myriad rivers converge and myriad traders gather" (万川毕汇、万商云集). Due to the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, 47% of Wanzhou's old urban area was submerged and had to be relocated.