Administratively, it is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of central government of the People's Republic of China the other three are Beijing , Shanghai and Tianjin , and the only such municipality located deep inland.
UChongqing ungomunye womasipala abane abangaphansi kokuphathwa okuqondile kukahulumeni omkhulu wePeople's Republic of China (abanye abathathu yiBeijing, iShanghai, neTianjin), futhi ukuphela komasipala abanjalo abaqhelelene nolwandle.