Shanghai
上海 | |
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| Municipality of Shanghai • 上海市 | |
 Clockwise from top: A view of the Pudong skyline; Yuyuan Garden, China Pavilion along with the Expo Axis, neon signs on Nanjing Road, and The Bund | |
.svg) Location of Shanghai Municipality within China | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′N 121°30′E / 31.200°N 121.500°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Settled | 5th–7th century |
| Incorporated - Town | 751 |
| - County | 1292 |
| - Municipality | 7 July 1927 |
| Divisions - County-level - Township- level | 16 districts, 1 county 210 towns and subdistricts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • CPC Ctte Secretary | Yu Zhengsheng |
| • Mayor | Han Zheng |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 6,340.5 km2 (2,448.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 697 km2 (269 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2010)[4] | |
| • Municipality | 23,019,148 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Shanghainese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 200000 – 202100 |
| Area code | 21 |
| GDP[5] | 2011 |
| - Total | CNY 1.92 trillion US$ 297 billion (11th) |
| - Per capita | CNY 82,560 US$ 12,784 (2nd) |
| - Growth |  8.2% |
| HDI (2008) | 0.908 (1st) – very high |
| Licence plate prefixes | 沪A, B, D, E, F,G ,H, J, K 沪C (outer suburbs) |
| Abbreviation | 沪 |
| City flower | Yulan magnolia |
| Website | www.shanghai.gov.cn |
- ^ "Land Area". Basic Facts. Shanghai Municipal Government. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Water Resources". Basic Facts. Shanghai Municipal Government. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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