Shangrao


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

Subdivisions

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

Transportation

Railway

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.

Air

opened on 28 May 2017.

Education

The 21,000-capacity Shangrao Stadium is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.