Geographic coordinates:
105°17'-110°11' East, 28°10'-32°13' North
Annual average temperature: 18 °C (64 °F)
Temperature range: 0 to 47 °C
Total annual hours of sunshine: 1000-1200
Annual precipitation: 1000-1400 mm
Neighbours: Hubei (east), Hunan (east), Guizhou (south),
Sichuan (west), Shaanxi (north)
Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected by the
Jialing River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze. It contains Daba Shan in
the north, Wu Shan in the east, Wuling Shan in the southeast, and Dalou Mountain
to the south.
The city is very hilly and is the only major metropolitan area in China without
significant numbers of bicycles. |