Population: 16.7 million
Urban population: 13 million
Nationalities: Han, Hui, and Manchu
Area: 5,800 square kilometers
Altitude: 2 - 5 meters on the plains
Coastline: 200 kilometers long
Climatic features: subtropical, maritime, monsoonal
climate; four distinct seasons; plum rains around June; typhoons
in summer
Average temperature: 2oC to 3.5oC in
January, 27oC to 28oC in July
Annual average rainfall: 1,000 mm
Physical features: low-lying and flat; situated on the
Yangtze (Changjiang) River Delta
Products: rice, wheat, potatoes, rape, 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 No. 1 in population and
population density, as well 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.
