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.
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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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]