Shangrao

Shangrao 上饶市
Prefecture-level city
Kuiwen Pagoda and Xinjiang River
Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°27′N 117°58′E / 28.450°N 117.967°E / 28.450; 117.967
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Area
• Total	22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	327,703
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	334000
Area code(s)	0793
Website	http://data.un.org

Coordinates: 28°26′31″N 117°57′48″E / 28.44194°N 117.96333°E / 28.44194; 117.96333

Shangrao (simplified Chinese: 上饶; traditional Chinese: 上饒; pinyin: Shàngráo) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the east, and Fujian to the south; the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 327,703 in 2010 (6,579,714 for the whole prefecture).

Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

Shangrao is a city of nearly 2000 years.

Shangrao administers two districts, one county-level city, and nine counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.