Wanzhou, Chongqing

Wanzhou 万州区
District
Wanzhou District in Chongqing
Coordinates: 30°48′27″N 108°24′31″E / 30.8076°N 108.4086°E / 30.8076; 108.4086
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Chongqing
Area
• District	3,457 km2 (1,335 sq mi)
• Urban	80 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• District	1,753,500
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Urban  (2018)[1]	700,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
GDP	2013
- Total	CNY 70.23 billion (US$ 11.46 billion)
- Per capita	CNY 43,197 (US$ 7,047)
Licence plate prefix	渝F
Website	wz.gov.cn

Wanzhou District (simplified Chinese: 万州区; traditional Chinese: 萬州區; pinyin: Wànzhōu Qū) is Chongqing's second most populated urban core area on the upper reaches of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China. It is currently governed as a district of Chongqing Municipality, bordering Sichuan to the northwest and Hubei to the southeast. It was formerly known as Wanxian or Wan County (simplified Chinese: 万县; traditional Chinese: 萬縣; pinyin: Wànxiàn). Prior to Chongqing's formation as a direct-controlled municipality, Wanzhou was part of Sichuan province. The urban core of Wanzhou is 228 km (142 mi) away from Chongqing's city proper.

The characters for "Wanzhou" mean "myriad-prefecture"; which is derived from the phrase "the place where myriad rivers converge and myriad traders gather" (万川毕汇、万商云集). Due to the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, 47% of Wanzhou's old urban area was submerged and had to be relocated.