The district covers an area of 1,065 square kilometres (411 sq mi), and has a population of approximately 2,659,829 as of 2020.

[4] Shuangliu District is rapidly being urbanized by the growth of Chengdu and the airport's recent expansion.

[5] The area of present-day Shuangliu District was incorporated into the Qin state in 316 BCE as Shu Commandery [zh].

[6] Since December 19, 2016, Chen Lin has served as the Director of the Standing Committee of the Shuangliu's People's Congress, the district's legislative body.

[11] The following table shows a breakdown of the district's GDP:[11] The now-defunct China Southwest Airlines had its headquarters on the property of Shuangliu Airport.