Shuangliu District is under the administration of
Chengdu, the capital of
Sichuan province, China. Located approximately 19 kilometers away from downtown Chengdu, the district covers 1068 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 920,000. It is the home of
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the fifth busiest airport in the
People's Republic of China. Shuangliu County is rapidly being urbanized by the growth of Chengdu and the airport's recent expansion. The county is bordered by the
prefecture-level cities of
Ziyang to the southeast and
Meishan to the south.