Fuling, Chongqing

Fuling
涪陵区
Fowling
Fuling Wujiang Bridge
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Fuling District in Chongqing
Fuling District in Chongqing
Coordinates (Fuling District government): 29°42′12″N 107°23′23″E / 29.7032°N 107.3898°E / 29.7032; 107.3898
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
 • Total2,941.46 km2 (1,135.70 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2020)
1,115,016
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Fuling
Chinese
PostalFowling
Literal meaning"Fu (River) mausoleum"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFúlíng
Wade–GilesFu2-ling2

Fuling District (simplified Chinese: 涪陵区; traditional Chinese: 涪陵區; pinyin: Fúlíng Qū) is a district in central Chongqing, China. As the second largest city in Chongqing, the area is known for zha cai, a hot pickled mustard tuber,[1] as well as serving as the location of former U.S. Peace Corps teacher Peter Hessler's best-selling memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze.

The district spans an area of 2,941.46 square kilometres (1,135.70 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 1,115,016, per the 2020 Chinese Census.[3] The district's area spans from latitude 29°21' to 30°01' north, and longitude 106°56' to 107°43' east.[2]

  1. ^ United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Issues 224–231. National Technical Information Service, 1990. p. 31. "Fuling is famous for its hot pickled mustard tubers and Comrade Qiao Shi showed a keen interest in the production and processing of these tubers. Early the next morning, he went to Fuling's Zhaxi Hot Pickled Mustard Tuber Factory by car.[...]"
  2. ^ a b 自然环境 [Natural environment]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ 辖区人口 [Jurisdiction population]. www.fl.gov.cn (in Chinese). Fuling District People's Government. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.