Shangyu, Shaoxing

Shangyu
上虞区
Cao'e Temple
Chunhui High School Site
Fenghuangshan Kiln Sites
Downtown Shangyu
Shangyu is located in Zhejiang
Shangyu
Shangyu
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°01′N 120°52′E / 30.017°N 120.867°E / 30.017; 120.867
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityShaoxing
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shangyu District (Chinese: 上虞区; pinyin: Shàngyú) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. At the 2010 census, its population in the built-up (or metro) area was 779,412, up from 722,523 in the 2000 census. Shangyu is roughly fifty kilometers from north to south and about thirty kilometers from east to west. It makes up about one-fourth of the area of Shaoxing prefecture. Shangyu District is not part of the Hangzhou-Shaoxing built-up area as some countryside still prevent the city from being conurbated until now.