Regional capital

Shanghai

Populated place🇨🇳 ChinaPPLA
GEONAME1796236
LAT,LNG31.222, 121.458
TZAsia/Shanghai

Shanghai is a regional capital in China. It has a population of about 24,874,500. It lies at 31.222, 121.458 in the Asia/Shanghai timezone.

Type
Regional capital
Population
24,874,500
Country
🇨🇳China
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai

Key facts about Shanghai

GET/places/1796236
Feature class
P · Populated place
Feature code
PPLA
Country
🇨🇳 China
Admin code
23
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.222, 121.458
Population
24,874,500
ASCII name
Shanghai
GeoNames ID
1796236

Cities near Shanghai

GET/cities/near?lat=31.22222&lng=121.45806
Huangpu· 2.6 kmXuhui· 3.1 kmChangning· 3.6 kmJing’an· 4 kmZhabei· 4.1 kmHongkou· 4.3 kmPudong· 4.5 kmPutuo· 7.3 km

Places near Shanghai

GET/places/near?lat=31.22222&lng=121.45806
Renaissance Shanghai Yangtze H· 0 kmHoward Johnson Huaihai· 0 kmCity Executive· 0.1 kmCity Deluxe· 0.1 kmJin Jiang (Classic)· 0.3 kmOkura Garden Hotel Shanghai· 0.3 kmShaanxi Business· 0.4 kmMason· 0.6 km

Frequently asked questions about Shanghai

What country is Shanghai in?

Shanghai is in China.

What is the population of Shanghai?

Shanghai has a population of about 24,874,500.

Where is Shanghai located?

Shanghai is located at latitude 31.2222, longitude 121.4581.

What timezone is Shanghai in?

Shanghai observes the Asia/Shanghai timezone.

Query Shanghai from the API

Everything shown here comes from the free REST API — no key required. Each URL below is filled in for Shanghai.

This place
GET countries.dev/places/1796236
Full record for ShanghaiDocs
Around it
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=31.22222&lng=121.45806
Nearest cities to this pointDocs
GET countries.dev/places/near?lat=31.22222&lng=121.45806
Nearest places of any typeDocs
In China
GET countries.dev/alpha/CN
Full record for ChinaDocs
GET countries.dev/cities?country=CN
Largest cities in ChinaDocs