Shangrao

Shangrao
上饶市
Shangjao
Xinzhou District
Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Shangrao municipal government): 28°27′18″N 117°56′35″E / 28.4551°N 117.9431°E / 28.4551; 117.9431
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Municipal seatXinzhou District
Area
22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,933 km2 (1,519 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,555 km2 (986 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
6,491,088
 • Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,068,763
 • Urban density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,293,399
 • Metro density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 165.1 billion
US$ 26.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 24,633
US$ 3,955
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
334000[1]
Area code0793[1]
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-11
Websitewww.zgsr.gov.cn

Shangrao (simplified Chinese: 上饶; traditional Chinese: 上饒; pinyin: Shàngráo) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

  1. ^ a b c 上饶市概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.XZQH.org (in Chinese (China)). XZQH. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. ^ "China: Jiāngxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 江西省统计局、国家统计局江西调查总队 (August 2016). 《江西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7809-4. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-05.