List of administrative divisions of Shanghai

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Municipality of Shanghai
Municipality
Seat: Huangpu District
County level divisions
Sub-provincial new areas 1
Districts 15
Township level divisions
Towns 106
Townships2
Subdistricts 106
Villages level divisions
Communities 4,463
Administrative villages 1,571
Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau (June 30, 2019). "上海民政-上海市行政区划情况统计表(截至2019年06月30日)". Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau website (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved August 20, 2019.

Shanghai is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of People's Republic of China, and is further divided into 16 districts. There is no single downtown district in Shanghai as the urban core is scattered across several districts, although Huangpu is generally considered the center of Shanghai. Today's Huangpu is the result of the mergers of three old districts: the original Huangpu District merged with Nanshi District in 2000, and in 2011 Luwan District also merged into Huangpu. Huangpu is now the location of the city hall, The Bund, and shopping areas including the famous Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, and Xintiandi. Across the Huangpu River, Pudong includes Lujiazui, the financial center of Shanghai as well as China, and has been undergoing rapid development since its formation in 1992. In April 2009 Nanhui District was merged into Pudong. [1] Other prominent business and shopping areas include Xujiahui in Xuhui District, Jing'an Temple in Jing'an District, Hongqiao in Changning District, Wujiaochang in Yangpu District, and North Sichuan Road in Hongkou District. Many universities in Shanghai are located in Yangpu, Minhang, and Songjiang Districts.

Seven of the districts are situated in Puxi (literally Huangpu West), or the older part of urban Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River. These seven districts are collectively referred to as downtown Shanghai (上海市区) or the city centre (市中心).The downtown district also includes Pudong New Area. (Within the outer ring line)

Chongming, Changxing, Hengsha, and Yuansha Islands at the mouth of the Yangtze River are governed by Chongming District.

Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists only county-level divisions of Shanghai.

County Level
Name S. Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Division code [2] Area (km2) [3] Population (2022 census) [4] Density (/km2)
   Huangpu District [5]
(City seat)		黄浦区Huángpǔ Qū310101HGP20.46582,10028,451
   Xuhui District 徐汇区Xúhuì Qū310104XHI54.761,114,80020,358
   Changning District 长宁区Chángníng Qū310105CNQ38.30695,70018,164
   Jing'an District 静安区Jìng'ān Qū310106JAQ36.88966,00026,193
   Putuo District 普陀区Pǔtuó Qū310107PTQ54.831,243,60022,681
   Hongkou District 虹口区Hóngkǒu Qū310109HKQ23.48714,80030,443
   Yangpu District 杨浦区Yángpǔ Qū310110YPU60.731,230,50020,262
   Pudong New Area 浦东新区Pǔdōng Xīnqū310115PDX1,210.415,767,7004,765
   Minhang District 闵行区Mǐnháng Qū310112MHQ370.752,673,2007,210
   Baoshan District 宝山区Bǎoshān Qū310113BAO270.992,250,1008,303
   Jiading District 嘉定区Jiādìng Qū310114JDG464.201,854,8003,996
   Jinshan District 金山区Jīnshān Qū310116JSH586.05815,2001,391
   Songjiang District 松江区Sōngjiāng Qū310117SOJ605.641,938,8003,201
   Qingpu District 青浦区Qīngpǔ Qū310118QPU670.141,292,7001,929
   Fengxian District 奉贤区Fèngxián Qū310120FXI687.391,147,1001,669
   Chongming District 崇明区Chóngmíng Qū310151CMG1,185.49607,300512

Further divisions

As of 2009, these administrative divisions are further divided into the following 210 township-level divisions: 109 towns, 2 townships, 99 subdistricts. Those are in turn divided into the following village-level divisions: 3,640 neighborhood committees and 1,722 village committees. [6]

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference [7] [8]
1980-10-30parts of Baoshan CountyWusong Districtestablished
1981-02-22parts of Xuhui DistrictMinhang Districtestablished
parts of Shanghai Countyestablished
1988-01-12Baoshan CountyBaoshan Districtreorganized
Wusong Districtmerged into
1992-09-26Shanghai CountyMinhang Districtmerged intoState Council [1992]130
1992-10-11Chuansha CountyPudong New AreareorganizedState Council [1992]145
parts of Nanshi District
parts of Huangpu District
parts of Yangpu District
Jiading CountyJiading DistrictreorganizedState Council [1992]147
1997-04-29Jinshan CountyJinshan DistrictreorganizedState Council [1997]29
1998-04-29Songjiang CountySongjiang DistrictreorganizedState Council [1998]16
1999-09-16Qingpu CountyQingpu DistrictreorganizedState Council [1999]113
2000-06-13Nanshi DistrictHuangpu Districtmerged intoState Council [2000]65
2001-01-09Fengxian CountyFengxian DistrictreorganizedState Council [2001]2
Nanhui CountyNanhui DistrictreorganizedState Council [2001]3
2009-04-24Nanhui DistrictPudong New Areamerged intoState Council [2009]52
2011-05-20Luwan DistrictHuangpu Districtmerged intoState Council [2011]59
2015-10-13Zhabei DistrictJing'an Districtmerged intoState Council [2015]183
2016-06-08Chongming CountyChongming DistrictreorganizedState Council [2016]97

Historical divisions

Republic of China era (1911–1949)

County / CityPresent division
Shanghai City
上海市		 Huangpu, Xuhui, Changning,
Jing'an, Putuo, Hongkou,
Yangpu
Shanghai County, Jiangsu
上海縣		 Minhang
Songjiang County, Jiangsu
松江縣		 Songjiang
Nanhui County, Jiangsu
南匯縣		 Pudong
Qingpu County, Jiangsu
青浦縣		 Qingpu
Fengxian County, Jiangsu
奉賢縣		 Fengxian
Jinshan County, Jiangsu
金山縣		 Jinshan
Chuansha County, Jiangsu
川沙縣		 Pudong
Jiading County, Jiangsu
嘉定縣		 Jiading
Baoshan County, Jiangsu
寶山縣		 Baoshan
Chongming County, Jiangsu
崇明縣		 Chongming

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References

  1. ↑ Chinese Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010
  2. ↑ 最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日）
  3. ↑ Chinese
  4. ↑ Chinese
  5. ↑ Huangpu District's area and population are the sums of Huangpu and Luwan districts in sources, as the two merged in 2011.
  6. ↑ Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010 - Administrative Division
  7. ↑ 中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  8. ↑ 县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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