Minhang District

Minhang
闵行区
District

Qibao Town Street view

Location in Shanghai
Coordinates: 31°06′46″N 121°22′54″E / 31.11278°N 121.38167°ECoordinates: 31°06′46″N 121°22′54″E / 31.11278°N 121.38167°E
Country People's Republic of China
Municipality Shanghai
Area
 • Total 371.7 km2 (143.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,429,000
 • Density 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 021
Minhang District
Chinese 閔行
Postal Map Minhong

The Minhang District (simplified Chinese: 闵行区; traditional Chinese: 閔行區, Shanghainese: min2ghaon1 chiu1, Mandarin pinyin: Mǐnháng Qū), formerly romanized as Minhong, is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of 371.57 km2 (143.46 sq mi) and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010.[1]

It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of local government revenue. Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena is located in Ma Qiao Town. The Aerospace Museum is being constructed at Pujiang Town.

Shanghai Jiaotong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.

Administrative divisions

Minhang administers 3 subdistricts and 9 towns.[2]

Subdistricts:

  • Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (江川路街道)
  • Xinhong Subdistrict (新虹街道)
  • Gumei Road Subdistrict (古美路街道)

Towns:

  • Xinzhuang (莘庄镇)
  • Qibao (七宝镇)
  • Pujiang (浦江镇)
  • Meilong (梅陇镇)
  • Hongqiao (虹桥镇)
  • Maqiao (马桥镇)
  • Wujing (吴泾镇)
  • Huacao (华漕镇)
  • Zhuanqiao (颛桥镇)

Of particular note is Qibao, a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters Tennis Tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.

Economy

The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District.[3] Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.[4]

Education

International schools include:

Transportation

References

  1. ↑ Shanghai 2010 Population & Density by District & County (Qu & Xian) | Demographia Observations Archived February 21, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：闵行区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. ↑ "联系我们." Yonghe King. Retrieved on September 19, 2013. "永和大王总公司 地址：上海市合川路3051号莱茵虹桥中心B栋4楼" Archived February 13, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Contact material." Want Want China. Retrieved on April 11, 2014. "Want Want China Holdings Limited（Shanghai Headquarter） Add:No.1088,East Hong Song Road, Shanghai, PRC" - Simplified Chinese: "中国旺旺控股有限公司（上海总部） 地址:上海市红松东路 1088 号" - Traditional Chinese: " 中國旺旺控股有限公司（上海總部） 地址:上海市紅松東路1088號 郵編: 201103 " Archived April 13, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Home page. Shanghai American School. Retrieved on February 19, 2014. "Puxi Campus 258 Jinfeng Road Huacao Town, Minhang Dist. Shanghai, China 201107 6221-1445" and "Pudong Campus Shanghai Links Executive Community 1600 Lingbai Road Sanjiagang, Pudong Shanghai, China 201201 6221-1445" Archived April 24, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Shanghai Japanese School HongQiao Campus." Shanghai Japanese School. Retrieved on February 18, 2014. "上海日本人学校 虹橋校�〒201103 上海市閔行区虹梅路3185号" Archived March 3, 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Contact." Shanghai Rego International School. Retrieved on February 26, 2014. "159 DiannanRoad, Minhang 201100 Shanghai" Archived August 12, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Contact Us" (Archive). Shanghai Singapore International School. Retrieved on July 31, 2013. "MinHang Campus (Preschool / Primary / Secondary/ High School) 301, Zhu Jian Road, MinHang District, Shanghai PRC 201106"
  9. ↑ Free bikes solve commuters’ problems, Minhang Times, 25 April 2009
  10. ↑ Free rental bikes missing, SCMP, 22 Feb 2013 Archived March 22, 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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