Puxi (, Shanghainese Phu上-shi平, lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai, China, and remains the home of approximately 48% of Shanghai's residents in an area of 288 km2. Puxi is distinguished from Pudong to its east, which is separated from it by the Huangpu River.
Administratively, Puxi consists of a number of districts including Yangpu, Hongkou, Putuo, Changning, Xuhui, Jing'an and Huangpu.
Culture and entertainment
The Shanghai Zoo and cultural centers including the The Bund, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the Shanghai Museum are in Puxi, as are Century Park, Shanghai Disneyland Park the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower (the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai).
Corresponding Administrative Zones
Administrative divisionArea in km2Population 2000CPopulation 2010CPopulation 2020CPop'ndensity(/km2 2020) Yangpu 杨浦区60.551,243,7571,313,2221,242,54820,521 Hongkou 虹口区23.41860,726852,476757,49832,358 Jing'an 静安区36.771,103,9491,077,284975,70726,535 Putuo 普陀区55.16 1,051,6721,288,8811,239,80022,476 Changning (长宁区)37.16 702,239690,571693,05118,650 Huangpu (黄浦区)20.49903,451678,670662,03032,310 Xuhui (徐汇区)55.161,064,6451,085,1301,113,07820,179 Puxi area 288.7 6,930,439 6,986,234 6,683,712 23,151 Percent of Shanghai 4.55% 42.2% 30.3% 26.9%
source: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanghai/admin/
Transportation Shanghai's older airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, is located in Puxi. All international flights, including regional flights to Hong Kong and Macao, were moved to Shanghai Pudong International Airport when the latter opened in 1999. From October 2007, a limited number of international flights will commence from Hongqiao.Shuttle flights to connect Tokyo, Shanghai in October, Channel NewsAsia, 25 June, 2007
Almost all lines on the Shanghai Metro (with the exceptions of Lines 5, 6, 16, 17, and Pujiang) pass by Puxi.
Pudong and Puxi are connected by fourteen tunnels, four major bridges, and Lines 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 18 on the Shanghai Metro.
The Shanghai railway station and Shanghai South railway station are also located in Puxi.
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