Shanghai
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Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality . The organization was founded in 751 .
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Gong Zheng[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: national central city[7], big city[8], port city[9], global city[10], megacity[11], metropolis[12], largest city[13], Economic and Technological Development Zone[14]
- Capital: Huangpu District[15]
- Shares border with: Jiangsu[16], Zhejiang[17], Suzhou[18], Jiaxing[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Huangpu District[20], Xuhui District[21], Changning District[22], Jing'an District[23], Putuo District[24], Hongkou[25], Yangpu District[26], Minhang District[27], Baoshan District[28], Jiading[29], Pudong[30], Jinshan District[31], Songjiang[32], Qingpu[33]
- Twinned administrative body: Yokohama[34], Osaka[35], Milan[36], Rotterdam[37], San Francisco[38], Zagreb[39], Hamhung[40], Manila[41], Karachi[42], Antwerp[43], Montreal[44], Piraeus[45], Pomeranian Voivodeship[46], Chicago[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Shanghai include Shanghai Tower[48], a skyscraper[49], in People's Republic of China[50], founded in 2014[51]; Shanghai Pudong International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in People's Republic of China[54], founded in 1999[55]; Shanghaiing[56], an activity[57]; Shanghai World Financial Center[58], a skyscraper[59], in People's Republic of China[60], founded in 2008[61]; Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport[62], an international airport[63], in People's Republic of China[64], founded in 1907[65]; Shanghai[66], a video game[67]; Shanghainese[68], a human population[69]; and 2197 Shanghai[70], an asteroid[71].
Why It Matters
Shanghai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Shanghai is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for Shanghai include Shanghai Tower[48], a skyscraper[49], in People's Republic of China[50], founded in 2014[51]; Shanghai Pudong International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in People's Republic of China[54], founded in 1999[55]; Shanghaiing[56], an activity[57]; Shanghai World Financial Center[58], a skyscraper[59], in People's Republic of China[60], founded in 2008[61]; Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport[62], an international airport[63], in People's Republic of China[64], founded in 1907[65]; and Shanghai[66], a video game[67].