Shangrao

Shangrao 上饶市 Shangjao
Prefecture-level city
Xinzhou District
Location of Shangrao City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates (Shangrao municipal government): 28°27′18″N 117°56′35″E / 28.4551°N 117.9431°E / 28.4551; 117.9431
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Municipal seat	Xinzhou District
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	22,791 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
• Urban	3,933 km2 (1,519 sq mi)
• Metro	2,555 km2 (986 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	6,491,088
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
• Urban	2,068,763
• Urban density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Metro	1,293,399
• Metro density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 165.1 billion US$ 26.5 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 24,633 US$ 3,955
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	334000[1]
Area code	0793[1]
ISO 3166 code	CN-JX-11
Website	www.zgsr.gov.cn

Shangrao (simplified Chinese: 上饶; traditional Chinese: 上饒; pinyin: Shàngráo) is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.