Nanhui, Shanghai

Nanhui District,
Shanghai Municipality
上海市南汇区
District of the People's Republic of China
2001–2009

Location of Nanhui District in Shanghai Municipality
Area
 • Coordinates31°04′02″N 121°45′40″E / 31.0672°N 121.761°E / 31.0672; 121.761
History 
• Established
2001
• Disestablished
2009
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nanhui County
Pudong
Today part ofPudong New Area

Nanhui District (simplified Chinese: 南汇区; traditional Chinese: 南匯區; pinyin: Nánhuì Qū; lit. 'South-confluence District'), formerly romanized as Nanhwei, was a district of Shanghai until it was merged into Pudong New Area in May 2009. It had a land area of about 809.5 km2 (312.5 sq mi) and a 59.5 km (37.0 mi) coastline. The population of Nanhui was 975,017 as of August 2006. On May 6, 2009, it was announced that the State Council of China had approved the proposal to merge Nanhui District into Pudong, which is also a district of Shanghai.