Kaizhou
开州区 | |
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 Location of Kaizhou in Chongqing | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′40″N 108°24′25″E / 31.2111°N 108.407°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,959 km2 (1,529 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,160,336 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
| Kaizhou District | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 开州区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 開州區 | ||||||
| Postal | Kaihsien | ||||||
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| Kai County | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 开县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 開縣 | ||||||
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Kaizhou District (Chinese: 开州区), formerly known as Kai County, Kaixian or Kaihsien (Chinese: 开县) is a district under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Municipality, in southwestern China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. It has an area of 3,959 square km. As of the end of 2009, it had a population of 1.62 million. It is located 330 kilometers from the urban centre of Chongqing proper.