Shangrao

For other uses, see Shangrao County.

Shangrao 上饶市
Prefecture-level city
Downtown
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Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Government
• Mayor	Pan Dongjun (潘东军)
Area
• Total	22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	6,579,714
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	334000
Area code(s)	0793
Website	zgsr.gov.cn

Shangrao Railway Station in 2012; Three major railways pass Shangrao, including Shanghai–Kunming Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

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, bordering Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the east, and Fujian to the south; the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. According to the 2010 Census, Shangrao has a population of 6,579,714 inhabitants.

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) is located in Shangrao. It was originally named Shangrao Normal Junior College when it was founded in 1958, and changed its name to Gan Dong Bei University in 1959. It was closed down during the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Authorized 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 Shangrao Normal University, to work in various careers in China.

Subdivisions

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

English Name	Simplified	Pinyin	Area	Population	Density
Xinzhou District	信州区	Xìnzhōu Qū	339	416,219	1,228
Guangfeng District	广丰区	Guǎngfēng Qū	1,378	752,939	546
Dexing	德兴市	Déxīng Shì	2,101	293,202	140
Shangrao County	上饶县	Shàngráo Xiàn	2,240	700,266	313
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

External links

• Other Website:about life in Shangrao (Chinese Version)
• Official Website:Shangrao News (Chinese Version)
• Official Website:Windows of Shangrao (Chinese Version)
• Other Website:about live in Shanrgao (Chinese Version)