Jiading District

Location within Shanghai

Jiading District (simplified Chinese: 嘉定区; traditional Chinese: 嘉定區; pinyin: Jiādìng Qū) is one of the 18 districts of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 474,100 (as of 2001).

Geography

Jiading District has an area of 458.8 km². It is located about 20 km away from downtown Shanghai. It is connected to downtown by the Hujia Expressway, which was the first expressway in Shanghai.

Administration

Jiading administers several towns including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Weigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao.

Landmarks

Shanghai University has a campus in downtown Jiading, which is where SILC is based.

The Shanghai International Circuit is located in Jiading.

There is a pagoda in central Jiading.

There is a street full of small restaurants that serve delicious yet inexpensive food at Meiyuan Road.

External links

• Jiading Government portal

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Coordinates: 31°20′14.81″N 121°14′00.93″E / 31.3374472°N 121.2335917°E / 31.3374472; 121.2335917

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