Shanghai geodata
Shanghai is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in China in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8) time zone. With population of 22,315,474 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in China, 56.5% of cities are located further ↓South; 89.9% of cities are located further ←West and 87.7% of cities have higher elevation than Shanghai. Note1
Shanghai GPS coordinates[2]
31° 13' 19.992" North, 121° 27' 29.016" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 31.82159°, | 120.75494° |
| Center: | 31.22222°, | 121.45806° |
| Lower-right: | 30.61903°, | 122.16119° |
| Map W x H: | 133.7×133.7 km | = 83.1×83.1mi |
| max Lat: | 53.31946° ⇑43.5% North |
| Shanghai: | 31.22222° |
| min Lat: | ⇓56.5% South 18.22056° |
| min Long | Shanghai | max Long |
| 75.07348° | 121.45806° | 134.28917° |
| W 89.9%⇐ | ⇒10.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Shanghai is 12 m = 39 ft, and this is 472.8 m = 1551 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
5622 m = 18445 ft | 87.7% |
| Avg. | 484.8 m = 1591 ft | |
| Shanghai | 12 m = 39 ft | |
Min E: |
-3 m = -10 ft | 12.3% |
See also: Shanghai elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Shanghai is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 865.7 km =537.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Shanghai |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6535.5 | 4061 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3929.6 | 2441.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 865.7 | 537.9 | to South |
| Equator | 3471.6 | 2157.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Shanghai: (largest is in red/bold)
• Changning
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
261°
• Changqiao
9.2 km =5.7 mi, 
194°
• Changzheng
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
282°
• Hongkou
4.3 km =2.7 mi, 
43°
• Huamu
8.3 km =5.2 mi, 
98°
• Jiangqiao
12.8 km =8 mi, 278°
• Kangqiao
14.7 km =9.1 mi, 
134°
• Luwan
1.5 km =0.9 mi, 
161°
• Minhang
14.9 km =9.3 mi, 
212°
• Pudong
6.8 km =4.2 mi, 
77°
• Pujiang
14.7 km =9.1 mi, 
165°
• Xuhui
3.1 km =1.9 mi, 
199°
• Yangpu
7.3 km =4.5 mi, 
52°
• Zhabei
4 km =2.5 mi, 
2°
• Zhenxin
10.2 km =6.3 mi, 
285°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Shanghai, Shangai
- In German: Shanghai, Schanghai
- In Russian: Шанхай
- In Chinese: 上海, 上海市, 中国上海
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in China existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
