Chengdu
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Summary
Chengdu is a sub-province-level division[1]. Chengdu draws 21,336 Wikipedia views per month (sub province level division category, ranking #3 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sichuan[3], Shu Han[4], Cheng Han[5]
- Country: People's Republic of China[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: city[8], prefecture-level city[9], megacity[10], provincial capital[11], former capital[12]
- Capital: Wuhou District[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Jinjiang District[14], Qingyang District[15], Jinniu District[16], Wuhou District[17], Chenghua District[18], Longquanyi District[19], Qingbaijiang District[20], Xindu District[21], Wenjiang District[22], Jintang County[23], Shuangliu District[24], Pidu District[25], Dayi County[26], Pujiang County[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Linz[28], Montpellier[29], Volgograd[30], Palermo[31], Kofu[32], Ljubljana[33], Saint Petersburg[34], Winnipeg[35], Koblenz[36], Medan[37], Phoenix[38], Mechelen[39], Knoxville[40], Łódź[41]
- Legislative body: Chengdu Municipal People's Congress[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Chengdu include China[43], a cultural region[44]; Chengdu Tianfu International Airport[45], a greenfield airport[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 2016[48]; and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in People's Republic of China[51].
Why It Matters
Chengdu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Chengdu is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Chengdu include China[43], a cultural region[44]; Chengdu Tianfu International Airport[45], a greenfield airport[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 2016[48]; and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport[49], an international airport[50], in People's Republic of China[51].