Shengsi County

Shengsi County
嵊泗县
County
Shengsi
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°43′26″N 122°27′16″E / 30.72389°N 122.45444°E / 30.72389; 122.45444Coordinates: 30°43′26″N 122°27′16″E / 30.72389°N 122.45444°E / 30.72389; 122.45444
Country People's Republic of China
Province Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city Zhoushan
Area
  Land 86 km2 (33 sq mi)
  Water 8,738 km2 (3,374 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 80,000
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website www.shengsi.gov.cn
Shengsi
Chinese 嵊泗
Postal Shengsze

Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai.

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