Minhang District
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Minhang 闵行区 |
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 Location in Shanghai |
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| Coordinates: 31°06′46″N 121°22′54″E / 31.11278°N 121.38167°ECoordinates: 31°06′46″N 121°22′54″E / 31.11278°N 121.38167°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Shanghai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 371.7 km2 (143.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,429,000 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 闵行区 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 閔行區 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Minhong | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Mǐnháng Qū |
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Shanghainese Romanization |
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Minhang District, is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of 371.57 km2 (143.46 sq mi) 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 Jiaotong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.
Minhang administers 3 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 the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.
The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District.Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.
International schools include:
Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:
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