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Huangpu River
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"Whangpoo" redirects here. For other uses, see Whampoa (disambiguation) and Huangpu (disambiguation).
The Huangpu (pronunciationⓘ), formerly romanized as Whangpoo,[2] is a 113 km-long (70 mi) river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.
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Quick Facts Huangpu River Pu Jiang (浦江)Chunshen Jiang (春申江)Shen Jiang (申江), Native name ...
Huangpu River Pu Jiang (浦江) Chunshen Jiang (春申江) Shen Jiang (申江) | |
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![]() A view of the Huangpu River as it flows through downtown Shanghai. | |
Native name | 黄浦江 (Chinese) |
Location | |
Country | China |
Municipality | Shanghai |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Dianshan Lake |
• location | Qingpu, Shanghai, China |
Mouth | Yangtze River |
• location | Baoshan, Shanghai, China |
• coordinates | 31°23′33″N 121°30′54″E |
Length | 113 km (70 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 180 m3/s (6,400 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Suzhou Creek |
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Quick Facts Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ...
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Simplified Chinese | 黄浦江 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃浦江 | ||||||||||||
Postal | Whangpoo River | ||||||||||||
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The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep, and divides the city into two regions: Puxi ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional city center, and Pudong ("east of Huangpu").[3]