- Shanghai Municipality

Population: 12.3 million

Urban population: 7.8 million

Nationalities: Han, Hui, and Manchu

Area: 5,800 square kilometers

Altitude: 2 - 5 meters on the plains

Coastline: 200 km long

Climatic features: Subtropical, maritime, monsoonal climate; four distinct seasons; plum rains around June; typhoons in summer.

Average temperature: 2 - 3.5 C. in January, 27 - 28 C. in July.

Average annual rainfall: 1,000 mm

Physical features: Low-lying and flat; situated on the Yangtze (Changjiang) River Delta.

Products: Rice, wheat, potatoes, rapeseed, soybeans, peanuts; cotton, silk cocoons; pears; sea products.

Administrative divisions: 12 districts and 10 counties

Neighboring areas: Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces

Comments: Shanghai is China's most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking number one in populaton and population density, and as a sea port, science and technology center, and business center. A tourist city, it attracts travelers from both home and abroad by its commercial activity rather than scenic beauty.

Source: Atlas of the Peoples Republic of China, Beijing, 1989.

Last modified: Tuesday, December 16, 2003