Minhang, Shanghai Explained

Minhang
Settlement Type:District
Motto:The Charming Green Community
Image Map1:File:Minhang in Shanghai.svg
Map Caption1:Location in Shanghai
Coordinates:31.1128°N 121.3817°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Shanghai
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:371.7
Population Total:2,653,489
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:021
S:闵行区
T:閔行區
P:Mǐnháng Qū
Lmz:min2 ghaon1 chiu1
Psp:Minhong
Order:st

Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of 371.57km2 and population of 2,653,489 residents as of 2020.[1] The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town[2]) and the eastern strip of Wujing along the Huangpu River in 1992, the surrounding Shanghai County merged with Minhang.

It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of local government revenue. Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena (旗忠森林体育城) is located in Ma Qiao Town (马桥镇). The Aerospace Museum is being constructed at Pujiang Town.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.

Administrative divisions

Minhang administers 4 subdistricts and 9 towns.

Of particular note is Qibao (七宝), a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters tennis tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is next to the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.

Name Chinese (S) Shanghainese Romanization Population (2010)[3] Area (km2)
Chinese: 江川路街道 Jiāngchuān lù Jiēdào kaon tseu lu ka do 185,991 30.27
Chinese: 古美路街道 Gǔměi lù Jiēdào ku mhe lu ka do 149,141 6.51
Chinese: 新虹街道 Xīnhóng Jiēdào sin ron ka do 65,256 19.26
Chinese: 浦锦街道 Pǔjǐn Jiēdào phu cin ka do 292,750 23.99
Pujiang town Chinese: 浦江镇 Pǔjiāng Zhèn phu kaon tzen 78.51
Xinzhuang town Chinese: 莘庄镇 Xīnzhuāng Zhèn sen tzaon tzen 277,934 19.12
Qibao town Chinese: 七宝镇 Qībǎo Zhèn tsiq po tzen 283,352 18.10
Zhuanqiao town Chinese: 颛桥镇 Zhuānqiáo Zhèn tzeu djio tzen 189,604 20.97
Huacao town Chinese: 华漕镇 Huácáo Zhèn rau dzo tzen 193,777 46.28
Hongqiao town Chinese: 虹桥镇 hóngqiáo Zhèn ron djio tzen 165,877 8.98
Meilong town Chinese: 梅陇镇 Méilǒng Zhèn me lon tzen 344,434 25.71
Wujing town Chinese: 吴泾镇 Wújīng Zhèn wu cin tzen 121,164 37.64
Maqiao town Chinese: 马桥镇 Mǎqiáo Zhèn mau djio tzen 103,989 33.20
Chinese: 莘庄工业区 Xīnzhuāng Gōngyèqū sen tzaon kon gniq chiu 56,103 17.88

Economy

The hotel chain Huazhu Hotels Group is headquartered in Minhang District.[4] [5] The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District.[6] Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.[7]

Education

International schools include:

Closed:

Transportation

Metro

Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

Climate

Minhang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Minhang is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around .

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mĭnháng Qū (District, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-09 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Book: Guo Jing. Tang Jin. The Chronicle of Shanghai County, Hongzhi Version. 2. 敏行市在十六保. Shanghai General Chronicles Press. 1937. 23.
  3. Book: shi. Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong. council. Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state. population. Department of. statistics. employment statistics national bureau of. Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao. 2012. Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. Beijing Shi. 978-7-5037-6660-2. Di 1 ban..
  4. "Company Profile" . Huazhu. Retrieved on June 7, 2022. "No. 699, Wuzhong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China"
  5. "Contact Us" . Huazhu. Retrieved on June 7, 2022. "No. 699, Wuzhong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China"
  6. "联系我们." Yonghe King. Retrieved on September 19, 2013. "永和大王总公司 地址：上海市合川路3051号莱茵虹桥中心B栋4楼"
  7. "Contact material ." Want Want China. Retrieved on April 11, 2014. "Want Want China Holdings Limited（Shanghai Headquarter） Add:No.1088,East Hong Song Road, Shanghai, PRC" - Simplified Chinese : "中国旺旺控股有限公司（上海总部） 地址:上海市红松东路 1088 号" - Traditional Chinese : " 中國旺旺控股有限公司（上海總部） 地址:上海市紅松東路1088號 郵編: 201103 "
  8. https://www.nacisminhang.cn/ Home
  9. http://www.saschina.org/ Home page
  10. "Shanghai Japanese School HongQiao Campus." Shanghai Japanese School. Retrieved on February 18, 2014. "上海日本人学校 虹橋校�〒201103 上海市閔行区虹梅路3185号"
  11. "Contact Us" (Archive). Shanghai Singapore International School. Retrieved on July 31, 2013. "MinHang Campus (Preschool / Primary / Secondary/ High School)301, Zhu Jian Road, MinHang District, Shanghai PRC 201106"
  12. Web site: Network of International Schools. shanghai-puxi.dulwich.org. en. 2018-02-27.
  13. "Contact." Shanghai Rego International School. Retrieved on February 26, 2014. "159 DiannanRoad, Minhang 201100 Shanghai"
  14. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/minhang/pdf/0905.pdf Free bikes solve commuters’ problems
  15. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1155649/china-digest-february-22-2013 Free rental bikes missing

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