Kaizhou District (), formerly known as Kai County, Kaixian or Kaihsien () is a district under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Municipality, in southwestern China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. It has an area of 3,959 square km. As of the end of 2009, it had a population of 1.62 million. It is located 330 kilometers from the urban centre of Chongqing proper.
History
The county has a history dating back some 1,800 years.
In 1373, during the Ming Dynasty, it adopted the name Kaizhou.
In the summer of 1907, there were disturbances in Kai County. Around that time, government schools, Roman Catholic premises and China Inland Mission property as well as the homes of many Chinese Christians in Kai County were successively looted and destroyed.
Li Ching-Yuen, known for his supposed extreme longevity, died in Kai County in 1933.
Unusual rain patterns and flooding in the Summer of 1982 led to land subsidence. It was reported in the September 6, 1982 edition of the Sichuan Daily that, "In the fourth Tuoxiang brigade, Hujia commune, Yuexi District, Kai County, more than of land subsided; and 310 houses owned by a commune unit, a supply and marketing cooperative, 10 units and 16 commune households all subsided."
Until 2004 the county was one of the poorest in the municipality, home to some 10% of Chongqing municipality residents that lived in poverty. The government has attempted to remedy this in recent years.
In the March 27, 2015 edition of Beijing Today, Kai County was noted as "the nation's largest exporter of migrant labor. There were 535,000 from that county in 2014, and 15 percent were older than 50. In Fengcun Village, half the villagers are migrant workers."
Administrative divisions As of 2018, Kaizhou District administered seven subdistricts, twenty-six towns and seven townships. Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km2) Zhendong Subdistrict Zhèndōng Jiēdào 18,819 26.5 Fengle Subdistrict Fēnglè Jiēdào 19,851 25 Baihe Subdistrict Báihè Jiēdào 40,937 79.2 Hanfeng Subdistrict Hànfēng Jiēdào 85,107 52 Wenfeng Subdistrict Wénfēng Jiēdào 69,747 23.9 Yunfeng Subdistrict Yúnfēng Jiēdào 41,674 23.74 Zhaojia Subdistrict Zhàojiā Jiēdào 39,910 152 Guojia town Guōjiā Zhèn 31,394 79 Wenquan town Wēnquán Zhèn 39,402 149 Tieqiao town Tiěqiáo Zhèn 42,085 115 Nanya town Nányǎ Zhèn 28,382 70 Heqian town Héqiān Zhèn 20,632 80 Zhen'an town Zhèn'ān Zhèn 15,452 56.67 Zhuxi town Zhúxī Zhèn 22,900 84 Qukou town Qúkǒu Zhèn 14,437 68 Houba town Hòubà Zhèn 17,358 49 Gaoqiao town Gāoqiáo Zhèn 23,608 78 Yihe town Yìhé Zhèn 26,313 61 Dajin town Dàjìn Zhèn 32,213 251 Changsha town Chángshā Zhèn 47,170 136 Linjiang town Línjiāng Zhèn 71,149 123.2 Dunhao town Dūnhǎo Zhèn 36,863 144 Zhonghe town Zhōnghé Zhèn 43,318 89 Yuexi town Yuèxī Zhèn 47,802 186 Nanmen town Nánmén Zhèn 40,941 158 Heyan town Héyàn Zhèn 19,589 154 Jiulongshan town Jiǔlóngshān Zhèn 32,696 135 Baiqiao town Báiqiáo Zhèn 13,796 84 Tianhe town Tiānhé Zhèn 14,818 67 Jinfeng town Jīnfēng Zhèn 13,355 57 Tanjia town Tánjiā Zhèn 15,261 125 Wushan town Wūshān Zhèn 19,829 117 Dade town Dàdé Zhèn 31,548 118 Baiquan Township Báiquán Xiāng 8,229 196 Guanmian Township Guānmiàn Xiāng 7,127 146.5 Manyue Township Mǎnyuè Xiāng 10,057 148.7 Wutong Township Wǔtōng Xiāng 10,057 60.67 Maliu Township Máliǔ Xiāng 17,451 96 Zishui Township Zǐshuǐ Xiāng 20,396 94 Sanhuikou Township Sānhuìkǒu Xiāng 13,190 77.28
Climate
References
External links Official website of Kaizhou Government