Shanghai is administratively equal to a province and is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and 1 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 ìàëîëåòíåå ïîðíî âèäåî.
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 (????) or the core city (???):
Huangpu District (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Huangpu Qu) ôîòêè ãîëûõ ìàëîëåòîê
Luwan District (??? Luwan Qu)
Xuhui District (??? Xuhui Qu)
Changning District (??? Changning Qu)
Jing'an District (??? Jing'an Qu)
Putuo District (??? Putuo Qu)
Zhabei District (??? Zhabei Qu)
Hongkou District (??? Hongkou Qu)
Yangpu District (??? Yangpu Qu)
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 side of Shanghai with skyscrapers
Pudong New District (???? Pudong Xin Qu) — Chuansha County until 1992
Eight of the districts govern suburbs, satellite towns, and rural areas further away from the urban core:
Baoshan District (??? Baoshan Qu) — Baoshan County until 1988
Minhang District (??? Minhang Qu) — Shanghai County until 1992
Jiading District (??? Jiading Qu) — Jiading County until 1992
Jinshan District (??? Jinshan Qu) — Jinshan County until 1997
Songjiang District (??? Songjiang Qu) — Songjiang County until 1998
Qingpu District (??? Qingpu Qu) — Qingpu County until 1999
Nanhui District (??? Nanhui Qu) — Nanhui County until 2001
Fengxian District (??? Fengxian Qu) — Fengxian County until 2001
Chongming Island, an island at the mouth of the Yangtze, is governed by:
Chongming County (??? Chongming Xian)
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.
List of towns:
Anting, Jiading District
Huamu, Pudong New District
Pengpu, Zhabei District
Beicai, Pudong New District
Qibao, Minhang District
Sheshan, Songjiang District
Sijing, Songjiang District
Nanqiao, Fengxian District
Xinzhuang, Minhang District
Jiangwan, Yangpu District
