Does Chongqing belong to East China or South China?

Chongqing is neither east China nor south China, but belongs to the southwest.

Southwest is one of the seven geographical divisions of China, bordering Central China and South China in the east and Northwest China in the north, including Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Xizang Autonomous Region. Among them, Sichuan Basin is the most densely populated, convenient and economically developed area in this region.

General situation of Chongqing

Chongqing is located in the southwest of China inland and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It covers an area of 82,400 square kilometers and governs 38 districts and counties (26 districts, 8 counties and 4 autonomous counties). The resident population is 32 1.24 million, and the urbanization rate is 70.32%. The population is mainly Han nationality, and the minority nationalities are mainly Tujia and Miao nationality.

Chongqing is a unique "mountain city and river city", with hills and mountains as the main landforms, of which mountains account for 76%; The Yangtze River crosses the whole territory with a flow of 69 1 km, and meets Jialing River, Wujiang River and other rivers. Rich in tourism resources, there are magnificent landscapes such as the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Dazu Stone Carvings, Wulong Karst, a world natural heritage, and Jinfo Mountain in Nanchuan.