Shanghai
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Shanghai (Cheenese: 上海; pinyin: Shànghǎi; Shanghainese: Zånhae [z̥ɑ̃̀hé]; Mandarin: [ʂɑ́ŋxài]) is the maist populous ceety in Cheenae an the lairgest ceety proper in the warld. A global ceety, Shanghai exerts influence ower commerce, finance, cultur, airt, fashion, research an entertainment. The ceety is locatit at the middle portion o the Cheenese coast, an sits at the mouth o the Yangtze River.
Shanghai 上海 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality o Shanghai • 上海市 | |
Clockwise frae top: A view o the Pudong skyline; Yuyuan Garden, China Pavilion alang wi the Expo Axis, neon signs on Nanjing Road, an The Bund | |
Location o Shanghai Municipality athin Cheenae | |
Coordinates: 31°12′N 121°30′E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Settled | 5t–7t century |
Incorporatit - Toun | 751 |
- Coonty | 1292 |
- Municipality | 7 Julie 1927 |
Diveesions - Coonty-level - Tounship- level | 16 destricts, 1 coonty 210 touns an subdestricts |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Municipality |
• CPC Ctte Secretary | Han Zheng |
• Mayor | Yang Xiong |
• Congress Chairman | Yin Yicui |
• Conference Chairman | Wu Zhiming |
Area | |
• Municipality | 6340.5 km2 (2,448.1 sq mi) |
• Water | 697 km2 (269 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2014)[5] | |
• Municipality | 24,256,800 |
• Rank | 1st in Cheenae |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
• Metro (2010)[6] | 34,000,000 |
Demonym(s) | Shanghainese |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time) |
Postal code | 200000–202100 |
Area code(s) | 21 |
GDP[7] | 2014 |
- Tot | CNY2.356 trillion US$383.55 billion (11t) |
- Per capita | CNY97,555 US$15,880 (3rd) |
- Growth | 7% |
HDI (2010) | 0.814[8] (2nt) – very heich |
Licence plate prefixes | 沪A, B, D, E, F, G, H, J, K 沪C (outer suburbs) |
Ceety flouer | Yulan magnolia |
Website | www.shanghai.gov.cn |
Ance a fishin an textiles toun, Shanghai grew tae importance in the 19t century due tae its favourable port location an as ane o the ceeties opened tae foreign trade bi the 1842 Treaty o Nanking.[9] The ceety flourished as a centre o commerce atween east an wast, an became a multinaitional hub o finance an business bi the 1930s.[10] Efter 1990, the economic reforms introduced bi Deng Xiaoping resultit in intense re-development an financin in Shanghai, an in 2005 Shanghai became the warld's lairgest cargo port.[11]
The ceety is a tourist destination renouned for its historical landmarks such as the Bund an City God Temple, an its modern an iver-expandin Pudong skyline includin the Oriental Pearl Tower. Today, Shanghai is the lairgest centre o commerce an finance in mainland Cheenae, an haes been described as the "showpiece" o the warld's fastest-growin major economy.[12][13]