Population: 13.5 million
Urban population: 7.8 million
Nationalities: Han, Hui, and ManchuArea: 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. |