Songjiang, Shanghai
District in Shanghai, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of 605.64 km2 (233.84 sq mi) and a population of 1,909,713 (2020).[1][2] Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.
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Songjiang
松江区 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Municipality | Shanghai |
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• Total | 605.64 km2 (233.84 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,909,713 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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Songjiang District | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 松江區 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 松江区 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River District | ||||||||||||
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Songjiang County | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 松江縣 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 松江县 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River County | ||||||||||||
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Songjiang Prefecture | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 松江府 | ||||||||||||
Postal | Sungkiang Sungkiang Foo | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River Prefecture | ||||||||||||
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Huating County | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 華亭縣 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 华亭县 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Ornate Pavilian County | ||||||||||||
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Songjiang Town, the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area. It is now connected to downtown Shanghai by Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro.