List of administrative divisions of Shanghai

Municipality of Shanghai
Municipality
Seat: Huangpu District
County level divisions
Sub-provincial new areas 1
Districts 15
Township level divisions
Towns 106
Townships 12
Subdistricts 99
Villages level divisions
Communities 4,273
Administrative villages 1,588

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).

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
NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision code[2]Area (km²)[3]Population (2015 census)[4]Density (/km²)
   Huangpu District[5]
(City seat)		黄浦区Huángpǔ Qū31010120.46658,60032,190
   Xuhui District徐汇区Xúhuì Qū31010454.761,089,10019,889
   Changning District长宁区Chángníng Qū31010538.30691,10018,044
   Jing'an District静安区Jìng'ān Qū3101067.62236,90031,089
   Putuo District普陀区Pǔtuó Qū31010754.831,288,00023,491
   Hongkou District虹口区Hóngkǒu Qū31010923.46809,40034,501
   Yangpu District杨浦区Yángpǔ Qū31011060.731,315,20021,657
   Minhang District闵行区Mǐnháng Qū310112370.752,537,9006,845
   Baoshan District宝山区Bǎoshān Qū310113270.992,022,9007,465
   Jiading District嘉定区Jiādìng Qū310114464.201,568,2313,378
   Pudong New Area浦东新区Pǔdōng Xīnqū3101151,210.415,474,9004,523
   Jinshan District金山区Jīnshān Qū310116586.05798,0001,362
   Songjiang District松江区Sōngjiāng Qū310117605.641,760,2002,906
   Qingpu District青浦区Qīngpǔ Qū310118670.141,209,1001,804
   Fengxian District奉贤区Fèngxián Qū310120687.391,159,9001,687
   Chongming District崇明区Chóngmíng Qū3101511,185.49696,400587

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 Districtupgraded
Wusong Districtmerged into
1992-09-26Shanghai CountyMinhang Districtmerged intoGuohan[1992]130
1992-10-11Chuansha CountyPudong New AreaupgradedGuohan[1992]145
Jiading CountyJiading DistrictupgradedGuohan[1992]147
1997-04-29Jinshan CountyJinshan DistrictupgradedGuohan[1997]29
1998-04-29Songjiang CountySongjiang DistrictupgradedGuohan[1998]16
1999-09-16Qingpu CountyQingpu DistrictupgradedGuohan[1999]113
2000-06-13Nanshi DistrictHuangpu Districtmerged intoGuohan[2000]65
2001-01-09Fengxian CountyFengxian DistrictupgradedGuohan[2001]2
Nanhui CountyNanhui DistrictupgradedGuohan[2001]3
2009-04-24Nanhui DistrictPudong New Areamerged intoGuohan[2009]52
2011-05-20Luwan DistrictHuangpu Districtmerged intoGuohan[2011]59
2015-10-13Zhabei DistrictJing'an Districtmerged intoGuohan[2015]183
2016-06-08Chongming CountyChongming DistrictupgradedGuohan[2016]97

Historical divisions

ROC (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

  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. ↑ Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010 - Land Area
  4. ↑ Chinese Shanghai 2015 Census Data Shanghai Statistics Bureau
  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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