What is the population of Shanghai?

24,874,500 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Shanghai?

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).

Does Shanghai have a university?

Yes. Shanghai Business School and Shanghai City College.

SHANGHAI

Shanghai · CHINA (CN) · 31.22°N / 121.46°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,796,236

Shanghai is a city in China with a population of 24,874,500. It sits at 31.22/121.46, runs on Asia/Shanghai, is 1 km from Luwan.

Population 24,874,500

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Shanghai

All facts

fields

Country: China
Subdivision: Shanghai
Coords: 31.22°N / 121.46°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Luwan Shanghai 0 1.5 km

NE Huangpu Shanghai 504,700 2.6 km

S Xuhui Shanghai 1,109,800 3.1 km

W Changning Shanghai 694,900 3.6 km

W Jing’an Shanghai 936,500 4.0 km

N Zhabei Shanghai 840,000 4.0 km

NE Hongkou Shanghai 687,500 4.3 km

NE Pudong Shanghai 5,681,512 4.5 km

NW Putuo Shanghai 1,239,100 7.3 km

NE Yangpu Shanghai 1,210,800 7.3 km

Air access

nearby

SHA

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Large airport

12.1 km

PVG

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Large airport

34.2 km

Universities

linked

Shanghai Business School

sbs.edu.cn

Shanghai City College

umcollege.com

Shanghai Customs College

shcc.edu.cn

Shanghai Dainji University

sdju.edu.cn

Shanghai Fisheries University

shfu.edu.cn

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shanghai?: 24,874,500 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shanghai in?: Asia/Shanghai.
Which country is Shanghai in?: China (CN).
Which airport serves Shanghai?: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).
How far is Shanghai from Beijing?: About 1,068 km.
Does Shanghai have a university?: Yes. Shanghai Business School and Shanghai City College.
What languages are spoken in China?: Chinese.
What currency is used in China?: Yuan Renminbi.
How many cities are in China?: 16,029 on record.
Which admin region is Shanghai in?: Shanghai.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1796236

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1796236,
    "name": "Shanghai",
    "ascii_name": "Shanghai",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "population": 24874500,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 31.22222,
    "longitude": 121.45806
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1 km from Luwan.
Same timezone (Asia/Shanghai) as 15,568 other cities in China.