Shanghai

CityCN-SH

City of China.

AsiaCapital: HuangpuSub-region: EastLanguage: Mandarin
Population
24.9M
Metros tracked
1
50.4M in metros (202%)
Composite score
108.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
City
ISO 3166-2: CN-SH
At a glance
Nickname
Paris of the East
Established
1292
Area
6,341 km²
Population density
3,922 /km²
Highest point
Mount Dajin (103 m (338 ft))
Legislature
Shanghai People's Congress
Human Development Index
0.901 (2023)
Rank in China
12th of 31 by composite score
Area rank
31st of 31 by area
Largest tracked metro
Shanghai

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Shanghai metro footprint

1 metro
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#9Shanghai
108.0
50.4MGlobal Capital