Shanghai

Summary

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality^[1]. Shanghai draws 6,809 Wikipedia views per month (direct_administered_municipality category, ranking #2 of 3).^[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].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Shanghai draws 6,809 Wikipedia views per month (direct_administered_municipality category, ranking #2 of 3).^[2] Shanghai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Shanghai is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

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