What are the districts in Shanghai?

Shanghai has 18 districts under its jurisdiction: Pudong New Area, Xuhui, Changning, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Huangpu, Luwan, Jing'an, Baoshan, Minhang, Jiading, Jinshan, Songjiang, Qingpu, Nanhui and Fengxian , Chongming 1 county.

In the present-day Shanghai area, Huating County was established south of the Wusong River in 751 (the tenth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty) where the eastern boundary of Jiaxing, the northern boundary of Haiyan, and the southern boundary of Kunshan were analyzed. In 1277 (the fourteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty), Huating County was promoted to Huating Prefecture, and in the next year it was changed to Songjiang Prefecture. By the Qing Dynasty, Songjiang Prefecture governed seven counties including Huating, Lou, Shanghai, Qingpu, Jinshan, Fengxian, Nanhui and Chuanshating. Jiading County was established north of Wusong River on January 7, 1218 (the ninth day of December in the 10th year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty), and Baoshan County was later separated. The sandbank at the mouth of the Yangtze River was established in Chongming Town around 907 (early Five Dynasties), promoted to Chongming Prefecture in 1277, and changed to Chongming County in 1369 (the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty). The urban area of ??Shanghai was originally a fishing village on the lower reaches of the Wusong River. It gradually became a prosperous port in the Tang and Song Dynasties. During the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1265-1274), Shanghai Town was built. The town was named after Shanghai Pu in Huangpu Jiangxi. In 1291 (the twenty-eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty), with the approval of the Yuan court, Shanghai County was officially divided into Shanghai County in 1292, which governed the five townships of Gaochang, Changren, Beiting, Haiyu and Xinjiang in the northeast of Huating County and the east and west sides of the Huangpu River. Songjiang Prefecture is a county. It was established as Shanghai Special City in 1927 and renamed Shanghai City in May 1930. On May 27, 1949, Shanghai was liberated. The city is divided into 20 urban areas including Huangpu, Laozha, Xincheng, Jing'an, Jiangning, Putuo, Yimiao and Penglai and 10 suburbs including Xinshi, Jiangwan, Wusong and Dachang. In the 1950s, Shanghai's administrative divisions were adjusted several times. By May 1964, Shanghai had jurisdiction over 10 urban areas: Huangpu, Nanshi, Luwan, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, and Shanghai , Jiading, Baoshan, Chuansha, Fengxian, Nanhui, Songjiang, Jinshan, Qingpu and Chongming 10 suburban counties. In 1980, Wusong District was established. In 1982, Minhang District was restored. In 1988, Baoshan County and Wusong District were abolished and Baoshan District was established. In 1992, Shanghai County and the original Minhang District were abolished and Minhang District was established. In September 1992, Pudong New Area was established based on the entire Chuansha County, the former Sanlin Township of Shanghai County, and the Pudong part of the three districts of Huangpu, Nanshi, and Yangpu. In October 1992, Jiading County was removed from the county and Jiading District was established. In 1996, Shanghai had 14 districts under its jurisdiction: Huangpu, Nanshi, Luwan, Xuhui, Changning, Jing'an, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Baoshan, Minhang, Jiading and Pudong New Area. Nanhui, Fengxian, Songjiang, Jinshan, Qingpu, Chongming 6 counties and petrochemical areas. In April 1997, Jinshan County was abolished and Jinshan District was established. In February 1998, Songjiang County was abolished and Songjiang District was established. In September 1999, Qingpu County was abolished and Qingpu District was established. In June 2000, Huangpu District and Nanshi District were demolished to build one, and a new Huangpu District was established. On January 9, 2001, Nanhui County was abolished and Nanhui District was established; Fengxian County was abolished and Fengxian District was established. By the end of 2002, Shanghai had 18 districts including Pudong New Area, Xuhui, Changning, Putuo, Zhabei, Hongkou, Yangpu, Huangpu, Luwan, Jing'an, Baoshan, Minhang, Jiading, Jinshan, Songjiang, Qingpu, Nanhui, Fengxian, and 1 district in Chongming. county. The scale and layout of some towns were adjusted throughout the year, and 12 town governments were abolished (of which 10 were demolished and two were demolished to build one, and three were demolished and one was built). By the end of 2002, the city had 99 subdistricts, 132 towns (12 fewer than the previous year), and 3 townships; 3,393 neighborhood committees (14 fewer than the previous year), and 2,044 village committees (14 fewer than the previous year). decreased by 655 per year).

Minhang District implements localized management. The daily inspection of the Shanghai-Suzhou Line and the Shanghai-Zhejiang Line and the care of boundary posts are governed by an agreement-entrusted management system. By the end of the year, the drawing and verification of the city's township (street) boundaries on 1:10,000 digital drawings has been basically completed. In the preliminary work of the "Shanghai Administrative Region Boundary Management Information System" project, the drawing of provincial and municipal boundaries and district and county boundaries on the digital topographic map has been completed.