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.

Municipality of Shanghai
Municipality
Seat: Huangpu District
County level divisions
Sub-provincial new areas1
Districts15
Township level divisions
Towns106
Townships2
Subdistricts106
Villages level divisions
Communities4,463
Administrative villages1,571
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). Retrieved August 20, 2019.

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
NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision code[2]Area (km²)[3]Population (2018 census)[3]Density (/km²)
   Huangpu District[4]
(City seat)
黄浦区Huángpǔ Qū310101HGP20.46653,80031,955
   Xuhui District徐汇区Xúhuì Qū310104XHI54.761,084,40019,803
   Changning District长宁区Chángníng Qū310105CNQ38.30694,00018,120
   Jing'an District静安区Jìng'ān Qū310106JAQ36.881,062,80028,818
   Putuo District普陀区Pǔtuó Qū310107PTQ54.831,281,90023,380
   Hongkou District虹口区Hóngkǒu Qū310109HKQ23.48797,00033,944
   Yangpu District杨浦区Yángpǔ Qū310110YPU60.731,312,70021,615
   Pudong New Area浦东新区Pǔdōng Xīnqū310115PDX1,210.415,550,2004,585
   Minhang District闵行区Mǐnháng Qū310112MHQ370.752,543,5006,860
   Baoshan District宝山区Bǎoshān Qū310113BAO270.992,042,3007,536
   Jiading District嘉定区Jiādìng Qū310114JDG464.201,588,9003,423
   Jinshan District金山区Jīnshān Qū310116JSH586.05805,0001,374
   Songjiang District松江区Sōngjiāng Qū310117SOJ605.641,762,2002,910
   Qingpu District青浦区Qīngpǔ Qū310118QPU670.141,219,1001,819
   Fengxian District奉贤区Fèngxián Qū310120FXI687.391,152,0001,676
   Chongming District崇明区Chóngmíng Qū310151CMG1,185.49688,100580

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.[5]

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference[6][7]
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 (19111949)

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. Chinese
  4. Huangpu District's area and population are the sums of Huangpu and Luwan districts in sources, as the two merged in 2011.
  5. Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010 - Administrative Division
  6. 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.
  7. 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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