Tongliang District

Tongliang
铜梁区
District

Location of Tongliang in Chongqing
Country People's Republic of China
Municipality Chongqing
Area
  Total 1,342 km2 (518 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 600,100
  Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Tongliang District (simplified Chinese: 铜梁区; traditional Chinese: 銅梁區; pinyin: Tóngliáng Qū) is a district of Chongqing Municipality in China. On 6 June 2014 Tongliang was upgraded from a county into a district within Chongqing.

Administrative divisions

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[1]
Bachuan Subdistrict 巴川街道 Bāchuān Jiēdào 80,534
Dongcheng Subdistrict 东城街道 Dōngchéng Jiēdào 78,721
Nancheng Subdistrictt 南城街道 Nánchéng Jiēdào 49,265
Tuqiao Town 土桥镇 Tǔqiáo Zhèn 13496
Erping Town 二坪镇 Èrpíng Zhèn 7,806
Shuikou Town 水口镇 Shuǐkǒu Zhèn 5,729
Anju Town 安居镇 Ānjū Zhèn 21,000
Baiyang Town 白羊镇 Báiyáng Zhèn 9,284
Pingtan Town 平滩镇 Píngtān Zhèn 30,816
Shiyu Town 石鱼镇 Shíyú Zhèn 14,050
Fuguo Town 福果镇 Fúguǒ Zhèn 12,161
Weixin Town 维新镇 Wéixīn Zhèn 10,872
Gaolou Town 高楼镇 Gāolóu Zhèn 6,364
Damiao Town 大庙镇 Dàmiào Zhèn 16,277
Weilong Town 围龙镇 Wéilóng Zhèn 14,690
Huaxing Town 华兴镇 Huáxìng Zhèn 9,316
Yongjia Town 永嘉镇 Yǒngjiā Zhèn 22,377
Anxi Town 安溪镇 Ānxī Zhèn 6,075
Xihe Town 西河镇 Xīhé Zhèn 12,567
Taiping Town 太平镇 Tàipíng Zhèn 17,909
Jiuxian Town 旧县镇 Jiùxiàn Zhèn 31,499
Hufeng Town 虎峰镇 Hǔfēng Zhèn 30,248
Shaoyun Town 少云镇 Shǎoyún Zhèn 19,174
Pulü Town 蒲吕镇 Púlǚ Zhèn 22,719
Lüfeng Town 侣俸镇 Lǚfèng Zhèn 33,968
Xiaolin Town 小林镇 Xiǎolín Zhèn 6,753
Shuangshan Town 双山镇 Shuāngshān Zhèn 7,329
Qinglong Town 庆隆镇 Qìnglóng Zhèn 9,087

Bombing and stabbing attack

Yuema and Xima attacks
Location Yueyang and Xima, China
Coordinates 29°50′24″N 106°03′12″E / 29.84007°N 106.05331°E / 29.84007; 106.05331Coordinates: 29°50′24″N 106°03′12″E / 29.84007°N 106.05331°E / 29.84007; 106.05331
Date November 18, 2004
Target Wife, Civilians inside Tea House
Attack type
Bombing, Stabbing, Mass murder, Murder-suicide
Weapons
Deaths 16 (including perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries
28
Perpetrators Yuan Daizhong
Motive domestic dispute

On November 18, 2004, 41-year-old Yuan Daizhong, who was having a dispute with his wife, stabbed his wife to death at their village home, and then blew up 42 people in a tea house, killing himself and 14 other people. He also injured 28 others in the blast. The attack happened on the 9th anniversary of the Zhaodong massacre.

Education

Chongqing Bachuan International High School is in the district.[2]

References

  1. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  2. "School Profile" (Archive). Chongqing Bachuan International High School. Retrieved on September 30, 2015. "Address:Chongqing city Tongliang County East Street office Tashan Street No. 666" - Chinese version of the profile (Archive): "重庆市铜梁县东城街道办事处塔山东街666号"

Coordinates: 29°52′14″N 106°03′22″E / 29.8706°N 106.056°E / 29.8706; 106.056


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