Municipality Shanghai Area code(s) 021 Local time Monday 9:43 AM | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 371.7 km² Population 2.429 million (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 26 km/h, 87% Humidity University Shanghai Jiao Tong University | ||
Minhang District, 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. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict and the eastern strip of Wujing along the Huangpu River in 1992, the surrounding Shanghai County merged with Minhang.
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Map of Minhang, Shanghai, China
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.
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. Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.
Education
International schools include:
Transportation
Metro
Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: