Chengdu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Chengdu, Sichuan) Jump to: navigation, search Chengdu 成都 —  Sub-provincial city  — 成都市 From top left: The city skyline, Sichuan University, Jinli, Jing River and Anshun Peaceful and Fluent Bridge. Nickname(s): 蓉城 (The Hibiscus City) Location of Chengdu City jurisdiction in Sichuan Chengdu Location in China Coordinates: 30°39′31″N 104°03′53″E / 30.65861°N 104.06472°E / 30.65861; 104.06472 Country People's Republic of China Province Sichuan Established 311 BC Municipal seat Qingyang District Divisions  - County-level 9 districts, 4 county-level cities, 6 counties Government  • Type Sub-provincial city  • CPC Party Chief Huang Xinchu (黄新初)  • Mayor Ge Honglin (葛红林) Area  • Sub-provincial city 12,132 km2 (4,684 sq mi)  • Urban 2,129 km2 (822 sq mi)  • Metro 1,617 km2 (624 sq mi) Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft) Highest elevation 5,364 m (17,598 ft) Lowest elevation 378 m (1,240 ft) Population (2010)  • Sub-provincial city 14,047,625  • Density Bad rounding here1,200/km2 (Bad rounding here3,000/sq mi)  • Urban 7,677,100  • Urban density Bad rounding here3,600/km2 (Bad rounding here9,300/sq mi)  • Metro 6,730,749  • Metro density Bad rounding here4,200/km2 (Bad rounding here11,000/sq mi)  • Major Nationalities Han Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Postal code 610000-611944 Area code(s) 28 GDP (nominal) Total (2010) ¥ 555.13 billion (US$82.119 billion) GDP (nominal) Per Capita (2010) ¥ 43,417 (US$6,442) License Plate Prefix 川A Website http://www.chengdu.gov.cn Chengdu Chinese 成都 Hanyu Pinyin Chéngdū Sichuanese Pinyin Cen2du1 () Literal meaning Become Capital Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Chéngdū - Wade–Giles Ch'eng-tu - Sichuanese Pinyin Cen2du1 () Min - Hokkien POJ Sêng-to Wu - Romanization zen平tu平 Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping sing4dou1

Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cen2du1; pinyin: Chéngdū), formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status. The urban area houses 14,047,625 inhabitants: 7,123,697 within the municipality's nine districts and 6,730,749 in the surrounding region.

Chengdu is one of the most important economic, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. According to the 2007 Public Appraisal for Best Chinese Cities for Investment, Chengdu was chosen as one of the top ten cities to invest in out of a total of 280 urban centers in China. In 2006, it was named China's 4th-most livable city by China Daily.

The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is also known as the "Country of Heaven" (天府之国, Tiānfǔzhiguó), a phrase also often translated as "The Land of Abundance". The discovery of the Jinsha site suggests the area of Chengdu had become the center of the bronze age Sanxingdui culture around the time of the establishment of the state of Shu, prior to its annexation by Qin in 316 BC.