Huangpu River

Huangpu River
Pu Jiang (浦江)
Chunshen Jiang (春申江)
Shen Jiang (申江)
A view of the Huangpu River as it flows through downtown Shanghai.
Huangpu River is located in Shanghai
Huangpu River
Location of mouth in Shanghai
Native name (Chinese)
Location
CountryChina
MunicipalityShanghai
Physical characteristics
SourceDianshan Lake
 • locationQingpu, Shanghai, China
MouthYangtze River
 • location
Baoshan, Shanghai, China
 • coordinates
31°23′33″N 121°30′54″E / 31.39250°N 121.51500°E / 31.39250; 121.51500
Length113 km (70 mi)
Discharge 
 • average180 m3/s (6,400 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSuzhou Creek
Huangpu River
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
PostalWhangpoo River

The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo,[2] is a 113 km-long (70 mi) river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.

Satellite image of the Huangpu River near its confluence with Suzhou Creek on the west bank (left) and the Lujiazui area (right) on the east bank

The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep, and divides the city into two regions: Puxi ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional city center, and Pudong ("east of Huangpu").[3]

  1. ^ (四)水文 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
  2. ^ Sladen (1895), p. 278.
  3. ^ "The New Huangpu River Both Banks". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved Apr 16, 2014.

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