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Shanghai
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Shanghai

Provincial-level municipality in China

Citydirect-administered municipalitynational central citybig cityQ8686

Also known as Hu · Shang Hai · Shanghai, China · Shanghae · Zanghae · Shang-hai

Country
Located in
Population
Area
  • 6,341 km²
Elevation
  • 4 m
Head of government
Founded
  • 1292
  • , 751
  • , July 7, 1927
Postal code
  • 200000

Overview

All data

343 statements · 10% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Twinned administrative body
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Shares border with
Party chief representative
Local dialing code
  • 21
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Official name
  • 上海市 hanyu pinyin transliteration: Shànghǎi Shì
Geography of topic
Vehicle registration plate code
  • 沪A
Permanent duplicated item
Highest point
Short name
  • 滬 hanyu pinyin transliteration: Hù
  • 沪 hanyu pinyin transliteration: Hù
Replaces
Part of
Located in or next to body of water
Vehicles per thousand people
Owner of
Category for people buried here
Language used
Geoshape
  • Data:China/Shanghai.map
Demonym
Economy of topic
Said to be the same as
Nickname
  • 魔都 statement is subject of: Modu
  • La Perle de l'Orient
  • Paris of the East
  • Pearl of the Orient
Demographics of topic
Legislative body
Located in/on physical feature
Official symbol
Member of
GDP (nominal)
Has list
Hashtag
Capital
Significant event
Executive body
Continent
Office held by the head of government
Members / parts

On other databases

127 identifiers linking Shanghai across the web's reference databases