Shanghai
上海
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Municipality of Shanghai | |
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Etymology: 上海浦 (Shànghăi pǔ) The original name of the Huangpu River | |
Coordinates (People's Square): 31°13′43″N 121°28′29″E / 31.22861°N 121.47472°E / 31.22861; 121.47472 | |
Country | China |
Region | East China |
Establishment of - Qinglong Town |
746[1] |
- Huating County [zh] | 751[2] |
- Shanghai County | 1292[3] |
- Municipality | 7 July 1927 |
Municipal seat | Huangpu District |
Divisions - County-level - Township- level |
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Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Shanghai Municipal People's Congress |
• Party Secretary | Chen Jining |
• Congress Chairwoman | Huang Lixin |
• Mayor | Gong Zheng |
• Municipal CPPCC Chairman | Hu Wenrong |
• National People's Congress Representation | 57 deputies |
Area | |
• Municipality | 6,341 km2 (2,448 sq mi) |
• Water | 653 km2 (252 sq mi) |
• Metro | 14,922.7 km2 (5,761.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Highest elevation
(
Sheshan Hill)
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118 m (387 ft) |
Population
(2023)
[8]
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• Municipality | 24,874,500 |
• Rank | 1st in China |
• Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Shanghainese |
GDP (nominal) (2023)[9] | |
• Municipality | CN¥ 4,722 billion (10th) US$ 670 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 190,270 (2nd) US$ 27,001 |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+09:00 (CDT) |
Postal code |
200000–
202100
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Area code | 21 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-SH |
– Growth | −0.2% |
HDI (2022) | 0.895[10] (2nd) – very high |
License plate prefixes |
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Abbreviation | SH / 沪 (Hù) |
City flower | Yulan magnolia |
Languages | |
Website |
Shanghai
上海
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Municipality of Shanghai | |
|
|
Etymology: 上海浦 (Shànghăi pǔ) The original name of the Huangpu River | |
Coordinates (People's Square): 31°13′43″N 121°28′29″E / 31.22861°N 121.47472°E / 31.22861; 121.47472 | |
Country | China |
Region | East China |
Establishment of - Qinglong Town |
746[1] |
- Huating County [zh] | 751[2] |
- Shanghai County | 1292[3] |
- Municipality | 7 July 1927 |
Municipal seat | Huangpu District |
Divisions - County-level - Township- level |
|
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Shanghai Municipal People's Congress |
• Party Secretary | Chen Jining |
• Congress Chairwoman | Huang Lixin |
• Mayor | Gong Zheng |
• Municipal CPPCC Chairman | Hu Wenrong |
• National People's Congress Representation | 57 deputies |
Area | |
• Municipality | 6,341 km2 (2,448 sq mi) |
• Water | 653 km2 (252 sq mi) |
• Metro | 14,922.7 km2 (5,761.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Highest elevation
(
Sheshan Hill)
|
118 m (387 ft) |
Population
(2023)
[8]
|
|
• Municipality | 24,874,500 |
• Rank | 1st in China |
• Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Shanghainese |
GDP (nominal) (2023)[9] | |
• Municipality | CN¥ 4,722 billion (10th) US$ 670 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 190,270 (2nd) US$ 27,001 |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+09:00 (CDT) |
Postal code |
200000–
202100
|
Area code | 21 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-SH |
– Growth | −0.2% |
HDI (2022) | 0.895[10] (2nd) – very high |
License plate prefixes |
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Abbreviation | SH / 沪 (Hù) |
City flower | Yulan magnolia |
Languages | |
Website |