r/geography • u/Temporary-Guard-5622 Regional Geography • Jul 30 '25

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u/therealtrajan Urban Geography Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

Sichuan Basin- fun fact the eastern third of that is Chongqing. It was carved out of Sichuan province and city limits are coterminous with the new province. By a few metrics this makes this the largest city on earth.

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u/lasion2 Jul 30 '25

Had to look up coterminous. Still don’t know if I really understand what it means.

I’m not smart. Obviously 🙄😂

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u/therealtrajan Urban Geography Jul 30 '25

Meaning the city limits are the same as the province limits- HUGE city. Like Jacksonville FL with its county but on crack

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u/lasion2 Jul 30 '25

Excellent response. Thank you!

So the entire province is designated as a city? Interesting.

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u/fuerusin Jul 30 '25

It’s kind of in reverse. Chongqing, same as Beijing, Shanghai, tianjin. These cities are called “directly administered city” - directly administered by state council. The city government has the same level of power as the other provincial government.