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.
Shangrao
上饶市 Shangjao | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
![]() Kuiwen Pagoda and Xinjiang River | |
![]() Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
Coordinates (Shangrao municipal government): 28°27′18″N 117°56′35″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangxi |
Municipal seat | Xinzhou District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 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)[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 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) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 334000[1] |
Area code | 0793[1] |
ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-11 |
Website | www |
Shangrao administers three districts, one county-level city, and eight counties.[1] The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.
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English Name | Simplified | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
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Xinzhou District | 信州区 | Xìnzhōu Qū | 339 | 416,219 | 1,228 |
Guangfeng District | 广丰区 | Guǎngfēng Qū | 1,378 | 752,939 | 546 |
Guangxin District | 广信区 | Guǎngxìn qū | 2,240 | 700,266 | 313 |
Dexing | 德兴市 | Déxīng Shì | 2,101 | 293,202 | 140 |
Yushan County | 玉山县 | Yùshān Xiàn | 1,728 | 574,363 | 332 |
Yanshan County | 铅山县 | Yánshān Xiàn | 2,178 | 427,000 | 196 |
Hengfeng County | 横峰县 | Héngfēng Xiàn | 655 | 184,870 | 282 |
Yiyang County | 弋阳县 | Yìyáng Xiàn | 1,593 | 353,378 | 222 |
Yugan County | 余干县 | Yúgān Xiàn | 2,331 | 887,603 | 381 |
Poyang County | 鄱阳县 | Póyáng Xiàn | 4,215 | 1,296,756 | 308 |
Wannian County | 万年县 | Wànnián Xiàn | 1,141 | 359,098 | 315 |
Wuyuan County | 婺源县 | Wùyuán Xiàn | 2,948 | 334,020 | 332 |
Climate data for Shangrao (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.3 (3.67) |
123.1 (4.85) |
218.4 (8.60) |
258.8 (10.19) |
243.0 (9.57) |
361.1 (14.22) |
156.3 (6.15) |
105.7 (4.16) |
83.4 (3.28) |
58.0 (2.28) |
86.3 (3.40) |
60.6 (2.39) |
1,848 (72.76) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3] |
Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.
Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017.[4]
The 21,000-capacity Shangrao Stadium is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.[6]
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Notes: *Provincial capitals, ★Sub-provincial cities, ☆Sub-provincial autonomous prefecture *Sub prefectural-level divisions, ✧"Comparatively larger city [zh]" (较大的市) as approved by the State Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China |