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Pudong seen from the Bund

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Pudong (浦东, pinyin: Pǔdong), officially known as Pudong New District (浦东新区, pinyin: Pǔdong Xin Qu), is a district of Shanghai, China.

1 Location and Geography

Pudong literally means "East of Huangpu". Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu river in the west and the East China Sea in the east. It has an area of 522.8 kmē and a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Pudong is contrasted with Puxi , the older part of Shanghai on the east bank of the Huangpu river.

Pudong is a large district and it might be possible that it will be divided into smaller administrative districts in the future.


2 Government

Although districts of China are administratively on the same level as counties of China, the government of Pudong is given a status equivalent to that of a sub-provincial city, which is one and a half levels above the counties of China. This is due to Pudong's importance as the financial hub of China.

3 Economy

Pudong used to be mainly farmland and countryside until 1990 when Chinese government decided to set up a Special Economic Zone in the district. The western tip of the Pudong district was designated to be the new financial hub of the modern China called Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone . Several landmark buildings were constructed in Lujiazui during 1990s to raise the image and awareness of the area. These include the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Jin Mao Building.

Waigaoqiao is the largest free trade zone in mainland China covering approximately 10 kmē in the north-east Pudong. Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is another major industrial area in Pudong covering 19 kmē. Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park is a special area for technology oriented businesses covering 17 kmē in central Pudong.

4 Transportation

Pudong International Airport opened its doors in 1999, same year as Shanghai MetroThis page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. For other uses see metro (disambiguation metro in Athens, Greece double as museums with displays of antiquities found in excavations of its tunnels in the historic city. A Metro is a form of mass transi line 2 opened service between Puxi and Pudong. MaglevMaglev can refer to General Magnetic levitation Magnetic levitation trains. train opened into trial service in 2002 moving passengers between the airport and Long Yang Road MetroThis page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. For other uses see metro (disambiguation metro in Athens, Greece double as museums with displays of antiquities found in excavations of its tunnels in the historic city. A Metro is a form of mass transi station.

Pudong is connected to Puxi also by several tunnels and four major bridges. First of these major bridges were Nanpu Bridge (1991) and Yangpu Bridge (1993). Xupu Bridge opened in 1996. The latest of these is Lupu Bridge, which is the world's longest arch bridge and was completed in 2002.

Pudong's GDP reached USD $25.13 billion in 2002.

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County: Chongming
see also: Township-level divisions of Shanghai

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PudongBund Oriental Pearl Tower Jin Mao Building Pudong (, pinyin: Pdong), officially known as Pudong New District (, pinyin: Pdong Xin Qu), is a district of Shanghai, China. Location and Geography Pudong literally means "East of Huangpu". Pudong is bounded by  


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