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Shanghai is administratively equal to a province and is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and one county. There is no single downtown district in Shanghai, the urban core is scattered across several districts. Prominent central business areas include Lujiazui on the east bank of the Huangpu River, and The Bund and Hongqiao areas in the west bank of the Huangpu River. The city hall and major administration units are located in Huangpu District, which also serve as a commercial area, including the famous Nanjing Road. Other major commercial areas include the classy Xintiandi and Huaihai Road in Luwan district and Xujiahui in Xuhui District. Many universities in Shanghai are located in residential areas of Yangpu District and Putuo District.
Nine of the districts govern Puxi (literally Huangpu River west), or the older part of urban Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River. These nine districts are collectively referred to as Shanghai Proper (上海市区) or the core city (市中心):
Huangpu District (simplified Chinese: 黄浦区; traditional Chinese: 黃浦區; pinyin: Huángpǔ Qū)
Luwan District (卢湾区 Lúwān Qū)
Xuhui District (徐汇区 Xúhuì Qū)
Changning District (长宁区 Chángníng Qū)
Jing'an District (静安区 Jìng'ān Qū)
Putuo District (普陀区 Pǔtuó Qū)
Zhabei District (闸北区 Zháběi Qū)
Hongkou District (虹口区 Hóngkǒu Qū)
Yangpu District (杨浦区 Yángpǔ Qū)
Pudong (literally Huangpu River east), or the newer part of urban and suburban Shanghai on the east bank of the Huangpu River, is governed by:
Pudong New District (浦东新区 Pǔdōng Xīn Qū) — Chuansha County until 1992
Eight of the districts govern suburbs, satellite towns, and rural areas further away from the urban core:
Baoshan District (宝山区 Bǎoshān Qū) — Baoshan County until 1988
Minhang District (闵行区 Mǐnháng Qū) — Shanghai County until 1992
Jiading District (嘉定区 Jiādìng Qū) — Jiading County until 1992
Jinshan District (金山区 Jīnshān Qū) — Jinshan County until 1997
Songjiang District (松江区 Sōngjiāng Qū) — Songjiang County until 1998
Qingpu District (青浦区 Qīngpǔ Qū) — Qingpu County until 1999
Nanhui District (南汇区 Nánhuì Qū) — Nanhui County until 2001
Fengxian District (奉贤区 Fèngxián Qū) — Fengxian County until 2001
Chongming Island, an island at the mouth of the Yangtze, is governed by:
Chongming County (崇明县 Chóngmíng Xiàn)
As of 2003, these county-level divisions are further divided into the following 220 township-level divisions: 114 towns, 3 townships, 103 subdistricts. Those are in turn divided into the following village-level divisions: 3,393 neighborhood committees and 2,037 village committees.
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