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Shapingba, Chongqing
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<p>Shapingba (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 沙坪坝; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 沙坪垻; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>Shāpíngbà</i>) is a district of <a href="/facts/Chongqing/TdWVCCKY">Chongqing</a>, <a href="/facts/People%2527s_Republic_of_China/lTjIXY5p">People's Republic of China</a>, formerly known as Shaci District (沙磁区; <i>Shācí qū</i>) during the <a href="/facts/Second_Sino-Japanese_War/QgPmgfHa">Sino-Japanese War</a>. It is one of the central parts of Chongqing and covers around 396 square kilometers, with 13 <a href="/facts/Jiedao/2ByR18a6">subdistricts</a> and 11 towns. Shapingba is one of the most populated areas in Chongqing with a population of around one million. </p>