Area & Population

Area & Population

The area of the Chongqing municipality area is approximately 82,400 square kilometers; the municipality shares borders with Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. Recent census indicates that the Han form the majority of its total urban population of 17.64 million. There are 49 ethnic groups represented in Chongqing including Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Qiang, You and Tujia, which make up 6.5 percent of the total population.

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