# Tongliang, Chongqing

Tongliang District (simplified Chinese: 铜梁区; traditional Chinese: 銅梁區; pinyin: Tóngliáng Qū) is a district of Chongqing Municipality, 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) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Bachuan Subdistrict | 巴川街道 | Bāchuān Jiēdào | 80,534 | 37.33 |
| Dongcheng Subdistrict | 东城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào | 78,721 | |
| Nancheng Subdistrict | 南城街道 | Nánchéng Jiēdào | 49,265 | 60.34 |
| Jiuxian Subdistrict | 旧县街道 | Jiùxiàn Jiēdào | 31,499 | 63.4 |
| Shiyu town | 石鱼镇 | Shíyú Zhèn | 14,050 | 42 |
| Tuqiao town | 土桥镇 | Tǔqiáo Zhèn | 13,496 | 50.5 |
| Erping town | 二坪镇 | Èrpíng Zhèn | 7,806 | 26.4 |
| Shuikou town | 水口镇 | Shuǐkǒu Zhèn | 5,729 | 23 |
| Anju town | 安居镇 | Ānjū Zhèn | 21,000 | 57.4 |
| Baiyang town | 白羊镇 | Báiyáng Zhèn | 9,284 | 44 |
| Pingtan town | 平滩镇 | Píngtān Zhèn | 30,816 | 91 |
| Fuguo town | 福果镇 | Fúguǒ Zhèn | 12,161 | 37 |
| Weixin town | 维新镇 | Wéixīn Zhèn | 10,872 | |
| Gaolou town | 高楼镇 | Gāolóu Zhèn | 6,364 | 26.5 |
| Damiao town | 大庙镇 | Dàmiào Zhèn | 16,277 | 41.4 |
| Weilong town | 围龙镇 | Wéilóng Zhèn | 14,690 | 46.5 |
| Huaxing town | 华兴镇 | Huáxìng Zhèn | 9,316 | 40 |
| Yongjia town | 永嘉镇 | Yǒngjiā Zhèn | 22,377 | 64 |
| Anxi town | 安溪镇 | Ānxī Zhèn | 6,075 | 29 |
| Xihe town | 西河镇 | Xīhé Zhèn | 12,567 | 40 |
| Taiping town | 太平镇 | Tàipíng Zhèn | 17,909 | 48.2 |
| Hufeng town | 虎峰镇 | Hǔfēng Zhèn | 30,248 | 54.8 |
| Shaoyun town | 少云镇 | Shǎoyún Zhèn | 19,174 | 51.5 |
| Pulü town | 蒲吕镇 | Púlǚ Zhèn | 22,719 | 42 |
| Lüfeng town | 侣俸镇 | Lǚfèng Zhèn | 33,968 | 51.13 |
| Xiaolin town | 小林镇 | Xiǎolín Zhèn | 6,753 | 30.67 |
| Shuangshan town | 双山镇 | Shuāngshān Zhèn | 7,329 | 33.83 |
| Qinglong town | 庆隆镇 | Qìnglóng Zhèn | 9,087 | 28 |

## Climate

Climate data for Tongliang, elevation 326 m (1,070 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.3 (104.5) | 42.9 (109.2) | 44.1 (111.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 44.1 (111.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 22.1 (71.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 15.7 (60.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −2.2 (28.0) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) | 19.8 (0.78) | 44.6 (1.76) | 87.8 (3.46) | 129.2 (5.09) | 193.8 (7.63) | 178.7 (7.04) | 143.3 (5.64) | 115.9 (4.56) | 88.7 (3.49) | 41.8 (1.65) | 21.0 (0.83) | 1,082.4 (42.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.1 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 149.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31.6 | 41.9 | 86.4 | 119.4 | 123.4 | 108.7 | 173.0 | 180.7 | 101.6 | 53.8 | 45.9 | 25.0 | 1,091.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 41 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 24 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 2004 attack

On November 18, 2004, 41-year-old Yuan Daizhong (袁代中), who was having a dispute with his wife, stabbed her to death at their village home, and then blew up 42 people in a tea house, killing himself and 14 other people. Twenty-eight people were injured in the blast. The attack happened on the ninth anniversary of the Zhaodong massacre.

## Education

Chongqing Tongliang NO.1 Experimental Primary School is among the best primary schools of Chongqing.
Chongqing Tongliang NO.2 Experimental Primary School is in this district.
Chongqing Bachuan International High School is a private school in the district, which is known as an expert of junior and high school education.
Chongqing Tongliang Bachuan Middle School.
Tongliang Zhong Xue is the best high school in Tongliang district. It has a long history and have cultivated a large amount of talents for the top Universities in China.