Shanghai, abbreviated as Shanghai or Shen, is a national central city and mega city in China. It is the core city of the Shanghai Hangzhou Ningbo Greater Bay Area and an international center for economic, financial, trade, shipping, and technological innovation. It is also one of the first coastal open cities. Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River and is a leading city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It faces Kyushu Island in Japan across the East China Sea, borders Hangzhou Bay to the south, and is adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to the north and west.
As of the end of 2021, the administrative area of Shanghai was 6340.5 square kilometers, with 16 districts, a total of 107 streets, 106 towns, and 2 townships. As of the end of 2024, the permanent resident population was 24.8026 million, and the annual regional gross domestic product (GDP) reached 5392.671 billion yuan.
Shanghai is located at 31.14N and 121.29E, on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, along the eastern edge of the Asian continent, and is part of the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta. Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate with distinct four seasons, ample sunshine, and abundant rainfall. The average altitude of Shanghai is 2.19 meters, and Dajinshan Island is the highest point in Shanghai with an altitude of 103.7 meters.
As of the end of 2024, there are a total of 48 graduate training units, 69 regular higher education institutions, 923 regular middle schools, 66 regular secondary vocational schools, 660 regular primary schools, and 31 special education schools in the city; There are a total of 6431 health institutions and 269600 health technicians in the city.
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