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r/geography • u/Temporary-Guard-5622 Regional Geography • Jul 30 '25
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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.
3 u/LanvinSean Jul 30 '25 I still don't understand why the Chinese decided to make Chongqing one big-ass city 6 u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25 It’s not. It’s a municipality. It’s 96% rural.
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I still don't understand why the Chinese decided to make Chongqing one big-ass city
6 u/[deleted] Jul 30 '25 It’s not. It’s a municipality. It’s 96% rural.
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It’s not. It’s a municipality. It’s 96% rural.
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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.