Shangjie District

Shangjie (Chinese: 上街; pinyin: Shàngjiē; lit.: 'upper street') is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, South Central China, located about 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of the city proper in between the Yellow River to the north and Mount Song to the south; it is not contiguous with the other five districts of Zhengzhou. Shangjie District was established as an industrial zone in 1958. It has an area of 64.7 square kilometres (25.0 sq mi) and a population of about 130,000.[1]

Shangjie

上街区
District
Location in Zhengzhou
Shangjie
Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°48′10″N 113°18′32″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityZhengzhou
Township-level divisions5 subdistricts
1 town
District seatJiyuan Road Subdistrict (济源路街道)
Area
 • Total64.7 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Population
 • Total131,540
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.zzsj.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

There are five subdistricts and one town under the district's administration:[2]

  • Jiyuan Road Subdistrict (济源路街道)
  • Zhongxin Road Subdistrict (中心路街道)
  • Xin'an Road Subdistrict (新安路街道)
  • Gongye Road Subdistrict (工业路街道)
  • Kuangshan Subdistrict (矿山街道)
  • Xiawo (峡窝镇)

References
  1. (in Chinese) Profile of Shangjie District, Official website of Shangjie District Government. Archived March 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：上街区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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