Minhang District


Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict and the eastern strip of Wujing along the Huangpu River in 1992, the surrounding Shanghai County merged with Minhang.
It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of local government revenue. Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena is located in Ma Qiao Town. The Aerospace Museum is being constructed at Pujiang Town.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.

Administrative divisions

Minhang administers 4 subdistricts and 9 towns.
Of particular note is Qibao, a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters tennis tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is next to the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation Area
Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict江川路街道Jiāngchuān lù Jiēdàokaon tseu lu ka do185,99130.27
Gumei Road Subdistrict古美路街道Gǔměi lù Jiēdàoku mhe lu ka do149,1416.51
Xinhong Subdistrict新虹街道Xīnhóng Jiēdàosin ron ka do65,25619.26
Pujing Subdistrict浦锦街道Pǔjǐn Zhènphu cin ka do292,75023.99
Pujiang town浦江镇Pǔjiāng Zhènphu kaon tzen292,75078.51
Xinzhuang town莘庄镇Xīnzhuāng Zhènsen tzaon tzen277,93419.12
Qibao town七宝镇Qībǎo Zhèntsiq po tzen283,35218.10
Zhuanqiao town颛桥镇Zhuānqiáo Zhèntzeu djio tzen189,60420.97
Huacao town华漕镇Huácáo Zhènrau dzo tzen193,77746.28
Hongqiao town虹桥镇hóngqiáo Zhènron djio tzen165,8778.98
Meilong town梅陇镇Méilǒng Zhènme lon tzen344,43425.71
Wujing town吴泾镇Wújīng Zhènwu cin tzen121,16437.64
Maqiao town马桥镇Mǎqiáo Zhènmau djio tzen103,98933.20
Xinzhuang Industrial Zone莘庄工业区Xīnzhuāng Gōngyèqūsen tzaon kon gniq chiu56,10317.88

Economy

The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District. Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.

Education

International schools include:
Closed:
Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: