Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

• Physical geography and topography
- Geographic coordinates: Latitude 28° 10' to 32° 13' N, Longitude 105° 17' to 110° 11' E.
- Neighbouring provinces: Hubei (east), Hunan (southeast), Guizhou (south), Sichuan (west), Shaanxi (north)
Chongqing is situated at the transitional area between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the plain on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the sub-tropical climate zone often swept by moist monsoons. It often rains at night in late spring and early summer, and thus the city is famous for its "night rain in the Ba Mountains". The municipality reaches a maximum width of 470 kilometres (290 mi) from east to west, and a maximum length of 450 km (280 mi) from north to south. It borders the following provinces: Hubei in the east, Hunan in the southeast, Guizhou in the south, Sichuan in the west and northwest, and Shaanxi to the north in its northeast corner.