Zhabei District belongs to Shanghai East or Shanghai West.

Zhabei District belongs to the west of Shanghai.

Zhabei District is a municipal district in Shanghai, located in the north of downtown Shanghai. The jurisdiction borders Hongkou District and Baoshan District in the east, Putuo District and Baoshan District in the west, Huangpu District and Jing 'an District across Suzhou River in the south and Baoshan District in the north. A total area of 29. 19 square kilometers, 8 sub-district offices, 1 town; The permanent population is 830,500 (at the end of 20 10).

The word "Zhabei" comes from two sluices on the Suzhou River. During the Jiaqing period, due to the prosperity of Wusong River trade, two markets were formed around the old sluice and the new sluice.

1863, after the opening of Shanghai, the southeast of Zhabei District was gradually incorporated into the American Concession, and the northern side of Xinzha and Laozha also began to develop, and its urbanization process began. When it is located at 1927, it is called "Zhabei District", and the name of Zhabei begins to appear. During the Japanese occupation, the authorities renamed Zhabei District as Shanghai North District.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was changed to administrative regions 14 and 15. After several expansions, part of the original Baoshan District was included in Zhabei District, forming the present Zhabei District.

There are: the Song Tomb, the former site of Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. 20 15, 10, the State Council approved to cancel the two buildings in Jing 'an District and Zhabei District and build a new "Jing 'an District". The district government is now located at 370 Changde Road.