Pudong

Pudong
浦东新区
Pudong New Area
Lujiazui from the Bund
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Location within Shanghai
Location within Shanghai
Coordinates: 31°14′05″N 121°30′23″E / 31.23472°N 121.50639°E / 31.23472; 121.50639
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityShanghai
District Gov't Established1993
Government
 • CPC Pudong District SecretaryZhu Zhisong
 • District GovernorHang Yingwei (杭迎偉)
Area
 • Total1,210.4 km2 (467.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,681,512
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
GDP [1]
 • TotalCN¥ 1.6 trillion
US$ 237.78 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaCN¥ 281,180
US$ 41,755 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
200120
Area code021
WebsitePudong.gov.cn
Pudong
"Pudong" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese浦东
Traditional Chinese浦東
PostalPootung
Literal meaning"East of the Pu [River]"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔdōng
Wade–GilesP'u3-tung1
IPA[pʰù.tʊ́ŋ]
Wu
RomanizationPhu-ton

Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name Pudong was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city center. It now refers to the broader Pudong New Area, a state-level new area which extends all the way to the East China Sea.

The traditional area of Pudong is now home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and many of Shanghai's best-known buildings, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Shanghai Tower. These modern skyscrapers directly face Puxi's historic Bund, a remnant of former foreign concessions in China. The rest of the new area includes the Port of Shanghai, the Shanghai Expo and Century Park, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the Jiuduansha Wetland Nature Reserve, Nanhui New City, and the Shanghai Disney Resort.

  1. ^ "【直击引领区】2022年浦东GDP超1.6万亿元".