Huangpu District, Shanghai

Huangpu 黄浦区
District
Night view of People's Square, Huangpu District.
Huangpu in Shanghai
Huangpu Huangpu in Shanghai
Coordinates: 31°13′59″N 121°29′06″E / 31.2331°N 121.485°E / 31.2331; 121.485Coordinates: 31°13′59″N 121°29′06″E / 31.2331°N 121.485°E / 31.2331; 121.485
Country	China
Region	Shanghai
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

 Huangpu  District, makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core and is today the most central of Shanghai's 18 districts. Huangpu district is the seat of municipal government, includes key attractions such as The Bund and the Old City God Temple, as well as popular shopping districts such as Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road. The Huangpu District is one of the most densely populated urban districts in the world.

The Huangpu District is located in central Shanghai, People's Republic of China on the left bank (i.e., west or north bank) of Huangpu River, after which the district is named. It is opposite to Pudong and is bounded by Suzhou Creek to the north.

Today's Huangpu District is sometimes referred to as "new Huangpu" to distinguish it from the pre-merger Huangpu District which existed before 2000. In 2000, the pre-merger Huangpu and Nanshi districts were combined to form a new district, also called Huangpu. In June 2011, the existing Huangpu District was combined with Luwan District to form a further new district, again called Huangpu. As a result of this merger, it currently has an area of 20.43 square kilometres (7.89 sq mi) and 678,670 inhabitants (as of 2010 census).

Of the three previous districts that make up today's Huangpu, the pre-merger Huangpu District is located to the north, bounded by Suzhou Creek in the north and the Huangpu River to the east. South of the per-merger Huangpu District was Nanshi District, bounded by the Huangpu River to the east. West of Nanshi District was Luwan District, bounded by the Huangpu River to the south.