Shanghai

Summary

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality^[1]. Shanghai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Shanghai is located in People's Republic of China^[3].
• Shanghai is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Shanghai is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Shanghai's head of government is recorded as Gong Zheng^[6].
• Shanghai is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as direct-administered municipality^[8].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as national central city^[9].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as global city^[12].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as megacity^[13].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[14].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as largest city^[15].
• Shanghai's instance of is recorded as Economic and Technological Development Zone^[16].
• Shanghai's capital is recorded as Huangpu District^[17].
• Shanghai's shares border with is recorded as Jiangsu^[18].
• Shanghai's shares border with is recorded as Zhejiang^[19].
• Shanghai's shares border with is recorded as Suzhou^[20].
• Shanghai's shares border with is recorded as Jiaxing^[21].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Huangpu District^[22].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Xuhui District^[23].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Changning District^[24].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jing'an District^[25].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Putuo District^[26].
• Shanghai's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hongkou^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Shanghai include Shanghaiing^[28], an activity^[29]; Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 1907^[33]; Shanghai Tower^[34], a skyscraper^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36], founded in 2014^[37]; Shanghai^[38], a video game^[39]; Shanghainese^[40], a human population^[41]; 2197 Shanghai^[42], an asteroid^[43]; Shanghai World Financial Center^[44], a skyscraper^[45], in People's Republic of China^[46], founded in 2008^[47]; and Shanghai Pudong International Airport^[48], an international airport^[49], in People's Republic of China^[50], founded in 1999^[51].

Why It Matters

Shanghai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Shanghai is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Shanghai include Shanghaiing^[28], an activity^[29]; Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 1907^[33]; Shanghai Tower^[34], a skyscraper^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36], founded in 2014^[37]; Shanghai^[38], a video game^[39]; Shanghainese^[40], a human population^[41]; and 2197 Shanghai^[42], an asteroid^[43].