What's the population of Chengdu?

The population of Chengdu is 2 1.268 million.

Chengdu, also called Rongcheng and Jincheng for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, a provincial capital, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, a national central city and a world food capital. Located in the southwest of China, the west of Sichuan Basin and the hinterland of Chengdu Plain, it has a subtropical monsoon humid climate. By the end of 20021,the whole city had governed 12 municipal districts, 3 counties and 5 county-level cities, with a total area of 14335 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the resident population of Chengdu was 21268,000.

Chengdu is located in the western edge of Sichuan Basin, and its terrain inclines from northwest to southeast. The western part belongs to the marginal area of Sichuan basin, mainly in deep mountains and hills, with an altitude of1000 ~ 3000m. The highest point is located in the University Hall (Miaojiling) in Xiling Town, Dayi County, with an altitude of 5364 meters. The eastern part belongs to the basin-bottom plain of Sichuan Basin, which is formed by alluvial rivers such as Minjiang River and Yujiang River. It is the center of Chengdu Plain, mainly composed of plains, terraces and some low hills.

Climatic characteristics of Chengdu:

Chengdu has a subtropical monsoon climate, characterized by early spring, hot summer, cool autumn and warm winter. The annual average temperature is 16℃, and the annual rainfall is about 1000 mm. A remarkable feature of Chengdu's climate is cloudy and short sunshine time. The folk proverb "Shu dog barks at the sun" is an image description of this climate feature.

Another notable feature of Chengdu's climate is humid air. Therefore, although the temperature is not high in summer (the highest temperature generally does not exceed 35℃), it looks sultry. The average temperature in winter is above 5℃, but it looks very cold because of cloudy days and humid air. The rain in Chengdu is concentrated in July and August, and there is less rain and less ice and snow in winter and spring. The annual average temperature in Chengdu15.5 ~18.2℃; The annual extreme maximum temperature is 36.6 ~ 39.5℃.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chengdu.