Shanghai is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in China. It has a population of 30,050,000 in the urban area as of 2026, 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 southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River bisecting the city.
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City overview adapted from Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Checked 2026-10-18. Photo: Stefan Fussan · CC BY-SA 3.0.
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