Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine September 2019 | Page 79

Total area of Chongqing in square kilometres
Approximate population of Chongqing
Number of bridges in the region crossing the Yangtze and Jialing rivers 79
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82,400

Total area of Chongqing in square kilometres

30.75mn

Approximate population of Chongqing

48

Number of bridges in the region crossing the Yangtze and Jialing rivers 79
remiss to skip a ride on the cable car over the Yangtze , a short but memorable means to view the city in all its glory .
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In January 2018 , Chongqing was ranked as the seventh-best city for business in the Forbes China ’ s Best 100 Cities for Business List . As a major transport hub for the Yangtze , Chongqing serves as a logistics hub in Southwest China and has had its marine network integrated within wider water-land-sky infrastructure . The city has three electrified railways , three civilian airports , and an extensive and ascendant road and rail network that includes over 20 trans- Yangtze bridges . With this extensive infrastructure , a wide range of major industry players are headquartered in and around the city , such as stateowned Changan Automobile , PKU Healthcare , property developer C C Land , and fast food chain Country Style Cooking .
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