Rongchang District

Rongchang 荣昌区
District
Location of Rongchang in Chongqing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• Total	1,079 km² (417 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	661,300
• Density	610/km² (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Rongchang District (simplified Chinese: 荣昌县; traditional Chinese: 榮昌區; pinyin: Róngchāng Qū) is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China.

The district, with a population of 800,000, is located in the west of Chongqing .

External links

Rongchang Government website

Municipality of Chongqing

History Politics Economy

Districts	Yuzhong Dadukou Jiangbei Shapingba Jiulongpo Nan'an Beibei Bishan Tongliang Qijiang Dazu Yubei Banan Fuling Wanzhou Qianjiang Changshou Hechuan Jiangjin Nanchuan Yongchuan Rongchang Tongnan

Counties	Chengkou Dianjiang Fengdu Fengjie Kai Liangping Wulong Wushan Wuxi Yunyang Zhong

Autonomous counties	Pengshui Shizhu Xiushan Youyang

Defunct divisions	Wansheng Shuangqiao Shizhong Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County

Attractions	Baiheliang Underwater Museum Ciqikou Dazu Rock Carvings Diaoyu Fortress Fengdu Ghost City Foreigners' Street Furong Cave General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum People's Great Hall Red Rock Village Museum Science and Technology Museum Snowy Jade Cave Three Gorges Museum Three Natural Bridges Wulong Karst Zoo

Sports Venues	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Yanghe Stadium Datianwan Stadium

Higher Education	Chongqing University Southwest University Chongqing Institute of Technology Chongqing Jiaotong University Chongqing Normal University Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing Three Gorges University Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Yangtze Normal University (formerly Fuling Teachers College) Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Sichuan International Studies University Southwest University of Political Science and Law Third Military Medical University Chongqing Medical University Chongqing University of Science and Technology Chongqing Telecommunication Institute

Culture & Demographics	Ba Sichuan Mandarin Szechuan cuisine

Transport	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Metro China National Highway 210 China National Highway 212

See also: List of Township-level divisions of Chongqing

Coordinates: 29°25′41″N 105°35′53″E / 29.4281°N 105.598°E / 29.4281; 105.598

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