Shangrao
Shangrao
上饶市 Shangjao | |
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Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Shangrao municipal government): 28°27′18″N 117°56′35″E / 28.4551°N 117.9431°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Xinzhou District |
| Area | |
| 22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,933 km2 (1,519 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,555 km2 (986 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 6,491,088 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,068,763 |
| • Urban density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,293,399 |
| • Metro density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 165.1 billion US$ 26.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 24,633 US$ 3,955 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 334000 |
| Area code | 0793 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-11 |
| Website | www |
Shangrao (simplified Chinese: 上饶; traditional Chinese: 上饒; pinyin: Shàngráo) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.