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Qianjiang, China

Qianjiang District (formerly Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, simplified Chinese: 黔江区; traditional Chinese: 黔江區; pinyin: Qiánjiāng Qū) is a district (formerly autonomous county) in the southeastern part of Chongqing Municipality, People’s Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the east and northeast. While it is governed as a district, in practice Qianjiang is its own city proper far removed from the urban centre of Chongqing. The Miao and Tujia ethnic groups constitute 50.03% of the Qianjiang population, the other half being mostly Han (49.94%). Qianjiang is nicknamed “The Throat of Sichuan and Hubei” (川鄂咽喉) because it sits on the intersection of Sichuan–Hubei and Sichuan-Hunan Roads.

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Qianjiang District in Chongqing
Coordinates (Qianjiang government): 29°32′01″N 108°46′15″E
Country	People’s Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Seat	Chengxi Subdistrict
Area
• Total	2,397 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	545,000
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

There used to be a large region called Qianjiang Prefecture containing the contemporary jurisdiction area of Qianjiang District (see history below).