Location of Shanghai Municipality within China
Coordinates: 31°12′0″N 121°30′0″E / 31.2°N 121.5°E / 31.2; 121.5
Country China
Settled 5th–7th century
Incorporated
- Town
AD 751
- County 1292
- Municipality 17 July 1854
Divisions
- County-level
- Township-level
18 districts, 1 county
220 towns and villages
Government
- Type Municipality
- CPC Municipal Sec. Yu Zhengsheng
- Mayor Han Zheng
Area [1][2]
- Municipality 7,037 km2 (2,717 sq mi)
- Land 6,340 km2 (2,447.9 sq mi)
- Water 679 km2 (262.2 sq mi)
- Urban 5,299 km2 (2,046 sq mi)
Elevation [3] 4 m (13 ft)
Population (2008)
- Municipality 18,884,600
- Density 2,683.6/km2 (6,950.5/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 200000 – 202100
Area code(s) 21
GDP[4] 2008
- Total US$200 billion (nominal)
US$370.8 billion (PPP) (7th)
- Per capita US$10,529 (nominal)
US$19,795 (PPP) (1st)
- Growth ▲ 9.7%
HDI (2006) 0.917 (1st)
License plate prefixes 沪A, B, D, E, F,G
沪C (outer suburbs)
City flower Yulan magnolia
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