Country China
Settled 5th-7th century
Incorporated
- Town
751
- County 1292
- Municipality July 7, 1927
Divisions
- County-level
- Township-level
18 districts, 1 county
220 towns and villages
Government
- Type Municipality
- CPC Municipal Sec. Yu Zhengsheng
- Mayor Han Zheng
Area[1][2]
- Municipality 7,037 km2 (2,717 sq mi)
- Land 6,340 km2 (2,447.9 sq mi)
- Water 679 km2 (262.2 sq mi)
- Urban 5,299 km2 (2,046 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 4 m (13 ft)
Population (2009)[4]
- Municipality 19,210,000
- Density 2,729.9/km2 (7,070.3/sq mi)
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)
Postal code 200000 - 202100
Area code(s) 21
GDP[5] 2009
- Total CNY 1.49 trillion
US$ 218 billion (8th)
- Per capita CNY 77,564
US$ 11,361 (1st)
- Growth 8.2%
HDI (2008) 0.908 (1st) - very high
License plate prefixes ?A, B, D, E, F,G ,H, J, K
?C (outer suburbs)
City flower Yulan magnolia
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