Shanghai

China

Shanghai is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in China. It has a population of 30,050,000 in the urban area as of 2026, thus making it China's most populous city and more broadly the fifth-largest city in the world by population. The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River bisecting the city.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+8 · 14 h ahead of Costa Rica

Main language

Chinese

On the map

31.23° N, 121.47° E

Near Shanghai

• Suzhou · 85 km away
• Wuxi · 114 km away
• Ningbo · 152 km away
• Changzhou · 156 km away
• Shaoxing · 161 km away
• Hangzhou · 165 km away

More of China

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Where to stay

Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai

10/10 · 1237 reviews

Pudong Shangri-La Shanghai

9.8/10 · 1995 reviews

The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi

9.8/10 · 1830 reviews

The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong

9.8/10 · 1145 reviews

The Shanghai EDITION

9.8/10 · 742 reviews

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

9.8/10 · 726 reviews

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong

9.8/10 · 377 reviews

Banyan Tree Shanghai On the Bund

9.8/10 · 219 reviews

Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai

9.8/10 · 125 reviews

The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai

9.8/10 · 10 reviews