List of administrative divisions of Shanghai

Municipality 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	2
Subdistricts	106
Villages level divisions
Communities	4,463
Administrative villages	1,571
	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 (China)). Retrieved August 20, 2019.

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).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.

Huangpu Xuhui Changning Jing'an Putuo Hongkou Yangpu Downtown Shanghai Pudong Baoshan Minhang Jiading Jinshan Songjiang Qingpu Fengxian Chongming Chongming

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
Name	S. Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Division code^[2]		Area (km²)^[3]	Population (2022 census)^[4]	Density (/km²)
Huangpu District^[5] (City seat)	黄浦区	Huángpǔ Qū	310101	HGP	20.46	582,100	28,451
Xuhui District	徐汇区	Xúhuì Qū	310104	XHI	54.76	1,114,800	20,358
Changning District	长宁区	Chángníng Qū	310105	CNQ	38.30	695,700	18,164
Jing'an District	静安区	Jìng'ān Qū	310106	JAQ	36.88	966,000	26,193
Putuo District	普陀区	Pǔtuó Qū	310107	PTQ	54.83	1,243,600	22,681
Hongkou District	虹口区	Hóngkǒu Qū	310109	HKQ	23.48	714,800	30,443
Yangpu District	杨浦区	Yángpǔ Qū	310110	YPU	60.73	1,230,500	20,262
Pudong New Area	浦东新区	Pǔdōng Xīnqū	310115	PDX	1,210.41	5,767,700	4,765
Minhang District	闵行区	Mǐnháng Qū	310112	MHQ	370.75	2,673,200	7,210
Baoshan District	宝山区	Bǎoshān Qū	310113	BAO	270.99	2,250,100	8,303
Jiading District	嘉定区	Jiādìng Qū	310114	JDG	464.20	1,854,800	3,996
Jinshan District	金山区	Jīnshān Qū	310116	JSH	586.05	815,200	1,391
Songjiang District	松江区	Sōngjiāng Qū	310117	SOJ	605.64	1,938,800	3,201
Qingpu District	青浦区	Qīngpǔ Qū	310118	QPU	670.14	1,292,700	1,929
Fengxian District	奉贤区	Fèngxián Qū	310120	FXI	687.39	1,147,100	1,669
Chongming District	崇明区	Chóngmíng Qū	310151	CMG	1,185.49	607,300	512

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

Date	Before	After	Note	Reference^[7]^[8]
1980-10-30	parts of Baoshan County	Wusong District	established
1981-02-22	parts of Xuhui District	Minhang District	established
1981-02-22	parts of Shanghai County	Minhang District	established
1988-01-12	Baoshan County	Baoshan District	reorganized
1988-01-12	Wusong District	Baoshan District	merged into
1992-09-26	Shanghai County	Minhang District	merged into	State Council [1992]130
1992-10-11	Chuansha County	Pudong New Area	reorganized	State Council [1992]145
	parts of Nanshi District
	parts of Huangpu District
	parts of Yangpu District
	Jiading County	Jiading District	reorganized	State Council [1992]147
1997-04-29	Jinshan County	Jinshan District	reorganized	State Council [1997]29
1998-04-29	Songjiang County	Songjiang District	reorganized	State Council [1998]16
1999-09-16	Qingpu County	Qingpu District	reorganized	State Council [1999]113
2000-06-13	Nanshi District	Huangpu District	merged into	State Council [2000]65
2001-01-09	Fengxian County	Fengxian District	reorganized	State Council [2001]2
2001-01-09	Nanhui County	Nanhui District	reorganized	State Council [2001]3
2009-04-24	Nanhui District	Pudong New Area	merged into	State Council [2009]52
2011-05-20	Luwan District	Huangpu District	merged into	State Council [2011]59
2015-10-13	Zhabei District	Jing'an District	merged into	State Council [2015]183
2016-06-08	Chongming County	Chongming District	reorganized	State Council [2016]97

Historical divisions

Republic of China era (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

^ Chinese Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010
^ 最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日）
^ Chinese
^ Chinese
^ Huangpu District's area and population are the sums of Huangpu and Luwan districts in sources, as the two merged in 2011.
^ Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2010 - Administrative Division
^ 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.
^ 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.

[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）

[census2018-3] Chinese

[census2022-4] Chinese

[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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Municipality of Shanghai
Municipality
Seat: Huangpu District
County level divisions
Sub-provincial new areas	1
Districts	15
Township level divisions
Towns	106
Townships	2
Subdistricts	106
Villages level divisions
Communities	4,463
Administrative villages	1,571
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 (China)). Retrieved August 20, 2019.