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Shangrao

Coordinates: 28°26′31″N 117°57′48″E / 28.44194°N 117.96333°E / 28.44194; 117.96333
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Shangrao
上饶
Prefecture-level city
上饶市
Location of Shangrao within Jiangxi
Location of Shangrao within Jiangxi
CountryChina
ProvinceJiangxi
Government
 • MayorKuang Xiaoping
Area
 • Total22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total6,579,714
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Area code0793
Websitehttp://www.zgsr.gov.cn/

Shangrao (simplified Chinese: 上饶; traditional Chinese: 上饒; pinyin: Shàngráo) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of China's Jiangxi province. According to the 2010 Census, Shangrao has a population of 6,579,714 inhabitants.[1]

Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

Education

  • Shangrao Normal University(上饶师范学院) was previously called Shangrao Normal Junior College when it was founded in 1958. It changed its name to Gan Dong Bei University in 1959, but closed down during the period of the Culture Revolution. Authorizes by the State Council, Shangrao Normal Junior College was restored in 1977. Then, with authorization of Ministry of Education and People's Government of Jiangxi Province, it changed its name to Shangrao Normal College in March 2000. Over the past 20 years, more than 26,000 students graduated from this college and work in every walk of life all over China.

Subdivisions

Shangrao administers one district, one county-level city, and ten counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

English Name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Area Population Density
Xinzhou District 信州区 信州區 Xìnzhōu Qū 339 416,219 1,228
Dexing City 德兴市 德興市 Déxīng Shì 2,101 293,202 140
Shangrao County 上饶县 上饒縣 Shàngráo Xiàn 2,240 700,266 313
Guangfeng County 广丰县 廣豐縣 Guǎngfēng Xiàn 1,378 752,939 546
Yushan County 玉山县 玉山縣 Yùshān Xiàn 1,728 574,363 332
Yanshan County 铅山县 鉛山縣 Yánshān Xiàn 2,178 427,000 196
Hengfeng County 横峰县 橫峰縣 Héngfēng Xiàn 655 184,870 282
Yiyang County 弋阳县 弋陽縣 Yìyáng Xiàn 1,593 353,378 222
Yugan County 余干县 餘干縣 Yúgān Xiàn 2,331 887,603 381
Poyang County 鄱阳县 鄱陽縣 Póyáng Xiàn 4,215 1,296,756 308
Wannian County 万年县 萬年縣 Wànnián Xiàn 1,141 359,098 315
Wuyuan County 婺源县 婺源縣 Wùyuán Xiàn 2,948 334,020 332

References

  1. ^ Template:Zh icon Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China

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