Bishan County
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| Administration Type | County County A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain... |
| Area Area Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat... |
915 km2 |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
610.278 thousand 2006 |
| GDP | CNY6.65 billion in total amount; USD1600 per capita in 2006 |
| Major Nationalities | Han Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the... |
| Township-level divisions | 13 |
| Postalcode | 402700 |
| Area Code China telephone numbering plan Country Code: +86International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers of Mainland China... |
023 |
Bishan County is one of the counties in the west of Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, with a history of over 2000 years. Bishan is 23 km away from Chenjiaping of Chongqing city.
Administration
Bishan County administers 2 subdistrictsSubdistricts of China
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
, 10 towns and 1 township and , with a total area of 915 square kilometers.
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)
History
Bishan enjoys a history of over 2000 years.- In 316 BC316 BCYear 316 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Laenas...
, 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 sichuanSichuan' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province. - In 1997, Bishan county was administered by ChongqingChongqingChongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
Municipality.
Geographic condition
Bishan is located in 106o02'E-106o20'E of longitude and 29o17'N-29o53'N of latitude. It is in border with Shapingba DistrictShapingba District
Shapingba is a district of Chongqing, People's Republic of China, it was once known as Shaci Qu during the Sino-Japanese War. It is one of the most important parts of Chongqing, which covered around 396 square kilometers, 13 Jiedao, 11 towns,and it's also a famous sci-edu-culture district...
and Jiulongpo District
Jiulongpo District
Jiulongpo is a district belonging to Chongqing. Its total population is around 675,000, while its urban city population is nearly 650,000 .-Location:...
in east, with Jiangjin District
Jiangjin District
Jiangjin is one of districts of Southwest Chongqing, China, located by the upper reaches of Yangtze River, with a history of 1500 years. The district covers 3200 square kilometres with a population of 1,460,000...
of Chongqing in south, with Tongliang County
Tongliang County
Tongliang County is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China.-External links:*...
and Yongchuan District
Yongchuan District
Yongchuan 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.-Administration:...
of Chongqing in west, with Hechuan District and Beibei District
Beibei District
Beibei District is a district in the Chongqing municipality, People's Republic of China. A satellite town in the north of central Chongqing, Beibei got its name because of the huge rock that extends to the middle of Jialing River, and is known for its historical culture in the period of the...
of Chongqing in north.
Weather condition
Its climate belongs to subtropic monsoonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
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.External links
- Government website of Bishan (in Simplified Chinese)