Shangrao
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Shangrao is a medium-sized prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 located in the northeast of China's Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...

 province. According to the 2010 Census
Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
The Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, also referred to as the 2010 Chinese Census, was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China with a zero hour of November 1, 2010....

, 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) was previously called Shangrao Normal Junior College when it was founded in 1958. It changed its name to Gan Dong Bei University in 1959, but closed down during the period of the Culture Revolution. Authorizes 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 this college and work in every walk of life all over China.

Subdivisions

Shangrao administers one district, one county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....

, and ten counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.
English Name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Area Population Density
Xinzhou District
Xinzhou District, Shangrao
The district of Xinzhou is an administrative subdivision of the province of Jiangxi in China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.- External links : -...

信州区 信州區 Xìnzhōu Qū 339 416,219 1,228
Dexing City
Dexing, Jiangxi
Dexing is a city in the province of Jiangxi, China. It is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.- Notes and references :...

德兴市 德興市 Déxīng Shì 2,101 293,202 140
Shangrao County
Shangrao County
Shangrao County is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.- External links : -...

上饶县 上饒縣 Shàngráo Xiàn 2,240 700,266 313
Guangfeng County
Guangfeng County
Guangfeng County is a county which lies in the most east of Jiangxi province, China. The county bordering Zhejiang and Fujian province. It covers 1377.79km² and the population reaches 760,000.-History:...

广丰县 廣豐縣 Guǎngfēng Xiàn 1,378 752,939 546
Yushan County
Yushan County
Yushan is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. The county is Jiangxi's gateway to bordering Zhejiang province. It covers 1,731 km² and the population now reaches 560,000....

玉山县 玉山縣 Yùshān Xiàn 1,728 574,363 332
Yanshan County 铅山县 鉛山縣 Yánshān Xiàn 2,178 427,000 196
Hengfeng County
Hengfeng County
Hengfeng County is a small county under the administration of Shangrao city, Jiangxi...

横峰县 橫峰縣 Héngfēng Xiàn 655 184,870 282
Yiyang County
Yiyang County, Jiangxi
Yiyang is a county in the prefecture of Shangrao in the Province of Jiangxi in The People's Republic of China. In 1999 it had a population of inhabitants. .- References :...

弋阳县 弋陽縣 Yìyáng Xiàn 1,593 353,378 222
Yugan County
Yugan County
Yugan County is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao....

余干县 餘干縣 Yúgān Xiàn 2,331 887,603 381
Poyang County
Poyang County
Poyang County is a county under the administration of Shangrao city in Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China. It is located on the eastern side of Lake Poyang....

鄱阳县 鄱陽縣 Póyáng Xiàn 4,215 1,296,756 308
Wannian County
Wannian County
Wannian is a county under the jurisdiction of Shangrao City in Jiangxi, China.Its total area is 1140.76 square kilometers. Its 2003 population was 361,000.Under Wannian County are 6 towns and 9 townships....

万年县 萬年縣 Wànnián Xiàn 1,141 359,098 315
Wuyuan County
Wuyuan County, Jiangxi
Wuyuan County is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.- Demographics :The population of the district was in 1999....

婺源县 婺源縣 Wùyuán Xiàn 2,948 334,020 332

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