# Administrative divisions

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Shanghai is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the Government of the People's Republic of China,[109] and is divided into 16 county-level districts.hideAdministrative divisions of ShanghaiHuangpuXuhuiChangning1Putuo2YangpuMinhangBaoshanJiadingPudongJinshanSongjiangQingpuFengxianChongming1. Jing'an2. HongkouDivision code[110]DivisionArea (km2)[111]Total population 2017[111]SeatPostal code310000Shanghai6340.5024,183,300Huangpu200000310101Huangpu20.46654,800Waitan Subdistrict200001310104Xuhui54.761,088,300Xujiahui Subdistrict200030310105Changning38.30693,700Jiangsu Road Subdistrict200050310106Jing'an36.881,066,200Jiangning Road Subdistrict200040310107Putuo54.831,284,700Zhenru Town Subdistrict200333310109Hongkou23.46799,000Jiaxing Road Subdistrict200080310110Yangpu60.731,313,400Pingliang Road Subdistrict200082310112Minhang370.752,534,300Xinzhuang town201100310113Baoshan270.992,030,800Youyi Road Subdistrict201900310114Jiading464.201,581,800Xincheng Road Subdistrict201800310115Pudong1210.415,528,400Huamu Subdistrict200135310116Jinshan586.05801,400Shanyang town201500310117Songjiang605.641,751,300Fangsong Subdistrict201600310118Qingpu670.141,205,300Xiayang Subdistrict201700310120Fengxian687.391,155,300Nanqiao town201400310151Chongming1185.49694,600Chengqiao town202100showDivisions in Chinese and varieties of romanizationsAlthough every district has its own urban core, the city hall and major administrative units are located in Huangpu District, which also serves as a commercial area, including the famous Nanjing Road. Other major commercial areas include Xintiandi and Huaihai Road[g] in Huangpu District, and Xujiahui[h] in Xuhui District. Many universities in Shanghai are located in residential areas in Yangpu District and Putuo District.Map of central ShanghaiSeven of the districts govern Puxi (lit. "The West Bank", or "West of the River Pu"), the older part of urban Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River. These seven districts are collectively referred to as Shanghai Proper (上海市区) or the core city (市中心), which comprise Huangpu, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Hongkou, and Yangpu.Pudong (lit. "The East Bank", or "East of the River Pu"), the newer part of urban and suburban Shanghai on the east bank of the Huangpu River, is governed by Pudong New Area (浦东新区).[i]Seven of the districts govern suburbs, satellite towns, and rural areas farther away from the urban core: Baoshan,[j] Minhang,[k] Jiading,[l] Jinshan,[m] Songjiang,[n] Qingpu,[o] and Fengxian.[p]Chongming District comprises the islands of Changxing and Hengsha and most—but not all[q]—of Chongming Island.The former district of Nanhui was absorbed into Pudong District in 2009. In 2011, Luwan District merged with Huangpu District. As of 2015, these county-level divisions are further divided into the following 210 township-level divisions: 109 towns, 2 townships, and 99 subdistricts. Those are in turn divided into the following village-level divisions: 3,661 neighborhood committees and 1,704 village committees.[115]There is a sizable Korean community of Shanghai and Japanese community of Shanghai largely in the Minhang District.

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