Dazu District, located in the western part of Chongqing Municipality, was founded as Dazu County in the first year of Qianyuan of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty (758), and in 2011, the former Shuangqiao District of Chongqing Municipality and Dazu County were merged to form the Dazu District, and the Shuangqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone of Chongqing Municipality was set up at the same time, which are all subordinate to Chongqing Municipality.
Dazu covers an area of 1,436 square kilometers, and is located between latitude 29°23′ and 29°52′ north and longitude 105°28′ and 106°2′ east. It has 6 streets and 21 towns under its jurisdiction. It is 77.5 kilometers away from Chongqing and 263 kilometers away from Chengdu. It is bordered by Tongnan in the north, Tongliang in the northeast, Yongchuan in the southeast, Rongchang in the southwest and Anyue County in Sichuan in the northwest. Among them, Chongqing Shuangqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone development jurisdiction over 3 streets and 1 town, under the Chongqing Municipality, the development of an area of 133 square kilometers, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government stationed in the main hall-level institutions Shuangqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee to manage the relevant economic construction and development and other affairs. Dazu District Government Office is responsible for liaison and coordination between the district government and Chongqing Shuangqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee.
In 2022, the district's gross regional product realized 81.72 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year. The district has a household population of 1.068 million, an urbanization rate of 48.1%, and a resident population of 789,000 people. There are 390 large-scale industrial enterprises, realizing total industrial output value of 92.63 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9% over the previous year.
Dazu is one of the "bridgehead" cities in Chongqing's main metropolitan area. Dazu is dominated by automobile and motorcycle, intelligent manufacturing, modern hardware, modern home furnishing, electronic information and recycling economy. Dazu has been awarded as one of the first 5A-level scenic spots in China, National Tourism and Culture County, National Ecological Demonstration Zone, National Health County, National Garden County, National Greening Model County, National Greening Well-off County, and the second batch of National Comprehensive Pilot Areas for New Type of Townships.