Chongzhou (), known as Chongqing County () until 1994, is a county-level city of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu. It is located about west-southwest of downtown Chengdu. The first Catholic synod in China was held in this city in 1803, convened by Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse.
Chongzhou is accessible by road from central Chengdu via the -long S8 ChengduâÂÂWenjiangâÂÂQionglai Expressway, just outside the Chengdu greater ring road. The largest sports venue by capacity in the city is the 22,000-capacity Chongzhou Sports Centre Stadium. It is used mostly for football matches.
Chongzhou administers 6 subdistricts and 9 towns: