Geleshan

Geleshan 歌乐山
Town
Geleshan Town 歌乐山镇
Geleshan Location in China
Coordinates: 29°34′40″N 106°24′45.29″E / 29.57778°N 106.4125806°E / 29.57778; 106.4125806Coordinates: 29°34′40″N 106°24′45.29″E / 29.57778°N 106.4125806°E / 29.57778; 106.4125806
Country	China
Municipality	Chongqing
District	Shapingba District

Geleshan
"Geleshan" in Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gēlèshān

Geleshan (Chinese: 歌乐山; pinyin: Gēlèshān) is an administrative town in the Shapingba District of Chongqing, China. It is located 13.6 km west of Chongqing city centre.

As of 2010, Geleshan has a recorded population of 41,674. The population consists of 21,045 females and 20,629 males. Children under 15 comprise 8.0%, persons 15–64 years old comprise 83%, and 65 years old or over 8.0%.

The famous spicy chicken dish Laziji (辣子鸡) is thought to originate from Geleshan.

The Chongqing Communications Institute (Chinese: 中国人民解放军重庆通信学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn Chóngqìng tōngxìn xuéyuàn) is a college located in the Geleshan administrative town.

Other notable institutions in Geleshan include the Chongqing Business Career Academy, Chongqing Zhengda Software Vocational college, and the Technical Institute Tianchi Campus.

Geleshan is perhaps best known for its forest park, the Geleshan National Forest Park, which is a nationally protected area.

The terrain around Geleshan is hilly to the southwest, with a flat northeastern area. The highest point of the area is 647 m above sea level, situated in the southeastern area. The neighbourhoods around Geleshan consists mainly of farmland.

Much of Geleshan lies in the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen climate classification Cfa), featuring warm humid summers and generally mild winters with cool spells. The average rainfall is 1114 mm.