Shengsi County

Shengsi
嵊泗县
Shengsi County is in green here on the map.
Shengsi County is in green here on the map.
Shengsi is located in Zhejiang
Shengsi
Shengsi
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°43′26″N 122°27′16″E / 30.72389°N 122.45444°E / 30.72389; 122.45444
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityZhoushan
Area
 • Land86 km2 (33 sq mi)
 • Water8,738 km2 (3,374 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total75,221
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
202450
Websitewww.shengsi.gov.cn
Shengsi
Chinese嵊泗
PostalShengsze
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShèngsì
Wade–GilesSheng4-szu4

Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai.

The county consists of 630 islands and islets, of which 13 have more than 100 inhabitants.[1]

  1. ^ "嵊泗县人民政府 嵊泗简介" [Shengsi County People's Government Introduction to Shengsi]. www.shengsi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-04-04.