Context: From 1955 until 1997 Sichuan had been China's most populous province, hitting 100 million mark shortly after the 1982 census figure of 99,730,000. This changed in 1997 when the Sub-provincial city of Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality. The new municipality was formed to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces, as well as to coordinate the resettlement of residents from the reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Dam project.

Question: What Chinese Province had the largest population until 1997?
Answer: Sichuan

Question: Why did Sichuan lose its status as the most populous Province in 1997?
Answer: Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality.

Question: Why was the Chongqing Municipality formed?
Answer: to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces

Question: Why did China need to resettle people into Chongqing?
Answer: the Three Gorges Dam project.

Question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1982?
Answer: 99,730,000

Question: During what period was Sichuan China's most sparsley populated area?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What provinces where combined in 1997?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was trying to develop its eastern provinces?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why were some municipalities eliminated?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What Chinese Province had the largest population until 1955?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did Sichuan lose its status as the most populous Province in 1955?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why was the Quianjiang Municipality formed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did China need to resettle people into Gorges?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1955?
Answer: Unanswerable