List of administrative divisions of Shanghai
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.
Downtown Shanghai
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 Qū
310101
HGP
20.46
582,100
28,451
Xuhui District
徐汇区
Xúhuì Qū
310104
XHI
54.76
1,114,800
20,358
Changning District
长宁区
Chángníng Qū
310105
CNQ
38.30
695,700
18,164
Jing'an District
静安区
Jìng'ān Qū
310106
JAQ
36.88
966,000
26,193
Putuo District
普陀区
Pǔtuó Qū
310107
PTQ
54.83
1,243,600
22,681
Hongkou District
虹口区
Hóngkǒu Qū
310109
HKQ
23.48
714,800
30,443
Yangpu District
杨浦区
Yángpǔ Qū
310110
YPU
60.73
1,230,500
20,262
Pudong New Area
浦东新区
Pǔdōng Xīnqū
310115
PDX
1,210.41
5,767,700
4,765
Minhang District
闵行区
Mǐnháng Qū
310112
MHQ
370.75
2,673,200
7,210
Baoshan District
宝山区
Bǎoshān Qū
310113
BAO
270.99
2,250,100
8,303
Jiading District
嘉定区
Jiādìng Qū
310114
JDG
464.20
1,854,800
3,996
Jinshan District
金山区
Jīnshān Qū
310116
JSH
586.05
815,200
1,391
Songjiang District
松江区
Sōngjiāng Qū
310117
SOJ
605.64
1,938,800
3,201
Qingpu District
青浦区
Qīngpǔ Qū
310118
QPU
670.14
1,292,700
1,929
Fengxian District
奉贤区
Fèngxián Qū
310120
FXI
687.39
1,147,100
1,669
Chongming District
崇明区
Chóngmíng Qū
310151
CMG
1,185.49
607,300
512
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
Date
Before
After
Note
Reference[7] [8]
1980-10-30
parts of Baoshan County
Wusong District
established
1981-02-22
parts of Xuhui District
Minhang District
established
parts of Shanghai County
established
1988-01-12
Baoshan County
Baoshan District
reorganized
Wusong District
merged into
1992-09-26
Shanghai County
Minhang District
merged into
State Council [1992]130
1992-10-11
Chuansha County
Pudong New Area
reorganized
State Council [1992]145
parts of Nanshi District
parts of Huangpu District
parts of Yangpu District
Jiading County
Jiading District
reorganized
State Council [1992]147
1997-04-29
Jinshan County
Jinshan District
reorganized
State Council [1997]29
1998-04-29
Songjiang County
Songjiang District
reorganized
State Council [1998]16
1999-09-16
Qingpu County
Qingpu District
reorganized
State Council [1999]113
2000-06-13
Nanshi District
Huangpu District
merged into
State Council [2000]65
2001-01-09
Fengxian County
Fengxian District
reorganized
State Council [2001]2
Nanhui County
Nanhui District
reorganized
State Council [2001]3
2009-04-24
Nanhui District
Pudong New Area
merged into
State Council [2009]52
2011-05-20
Luwan District
Huangpu District
merged into
State Council [2011]59
2015-10-13
Zhabei District
Jing'an District
merged into
State Council [2015]183
2016-06-08
Chongming County
Chongming District
reorganized
State Council [2016]97
Historical divisions
Republic of China era (1911–1949)
County / City
Present 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
References