Shanghai
Shanghai is a regional capital in China with a population of about 24,874,500.
ChinaMegacity🏆 #1 most populated in China🕐 Asia/Shanghai
Shanghai is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in China. It has a population of 29,558,908 in the urban area as of 2025, 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 Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River bisecting the city.
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About Shanghai
| Country | China |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 23 |
| Population | 24,874,500 |
| Local currency | CNY |
| Coordinates | 31.2222, 121.4581 |
| Time zone | Asia/Shanghai |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Megacity |
| Distance to the capital | 1,068 km · Beijing |
| Population (China) | #1 most populated in China |
| Where on Earth | 31°13′20″N · 121°27′29″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,476 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,543 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -31.22, -58.54 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Beijing | 1,068 km |
| Tokyo | 1,756 km |
| Singapore | 3,804 km |
| Dubai | 6,425 km |
| Moscow | 6,817 km |
| Sydney | 7,881 km |