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 :Good question. The Chinese Wikipedia has separate articles on article on Chongqing Municipality (officially 重庆市) and the Chongqing Metropolitan Area (重庆主城区). This is because the administrative boundaries of Chongqing extend far beyond the immediate urban area. The only other municipality in the PRC or ROC that even comes close in this regard is Beijing. Yes, the city is a major political entity, because it is a direct-controlled municipality, which grants it provincial-like status. We have already discussed something like this, albeit 8 years ago... See this discussion. HXL's and '''''' "