Pudong

Pudong ( Chinese 浦東新區 / 浦东新区 , Pinyin Pǔdōng Xīn Qū - "New district east of the Huangpu River") is a district of the Chinese metropolis Shanghai in the People's Republic of China . Pudong has - after its expansion by the dissolved city district Nanhui (2009) - approx. 2,686,000 inhabitants on an area of 1,210.41 km². The population density is 2,219.1 inhabitants / km². Pudong is a very young district: the construction of the previously sparsely populated area did not begin until 1990, but it then proceeded at an impressive pace.

In the far east of the city district, the planned town of Lingang is being built , a city planning project that has received worldwide attention.

Administrative structure

At the community level, Pudong consists of 12 street districts and 24 large communities . These are:

Huamu Street District ( 花木街道 ), seat of government of the borough;

Dongminglu Street District ( 东明路街道 );

Road quarter Hudong Xincun ( 沪东新村街道 );

Jinyang Xincun Street District ( 金杨新村街道 );

Road district Lujiazui ( 陆家嘴街道 );

Nanmatoulu Street District ( 南码头路街道 );

Puxinglu street district ( 浦兴路街道 );

Shanggang Xincun Street District ( 上钢新村街道 );

Quarter Road Tangqiao ( 塘桥街道 );

Road quarter Weifang Xincun ( 潍坊新村街道 );

Yangjing Street District ( 洋泾街道 );

Zhoujiadu Street District ( 周家渡街道 );

Beicai Municipality ( 北蔡镇 );

Greater community Caolu ( 曹路镇 );

New Greater Chuansha Community ( 川沙新镇 );

Greater community Datuan ( 大团镇 );

Greater community Gaodong ( 高东镇 );

Greater community Gaoqiao ( 高桥镇 );

Greater community Gaohang ( 高行镇 );

Greater community Hangtou ( 航头镇 );

Greater community Heqing ( 合庆镇 );

Greater community Huinan ( 惠南镇 );

Greater community Jinqiao ( 金桥镇 );

Greater community Kangqiao ( 康桥镇 );

Greater community Laogang ( 老港镇 );

Greater community Nanhui Xincheng ( 南汇新城镇 );

Greater community Nicheng ( 泥城镇 );

Greater community Sanlin ( 三林镇 );

Greater community Shuyuan ( 书院镇 );

Greater Tang ( 唐镇 );

Greater community Wanxiang ( 万祥镇 );

Greater community Xinchang ( 新场镇 );

Greater community Xuanqiao ( 宣桥镇 );

Greater community Zhang Jiang ( 张江镇 );

Greater community Zhoupu ( 周浦镇 );

Greater community Zhuqiao ( 祝桥镇 ).

economy

Pudong is considered to be the new economic and high-tech district in Shanghai, with economic growth averaging over 20 percent since 1990. To date, over $ 40 billion has been invested in Pudong by companies outside of China. The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park distinguishes itself as a location for the development of bio, IT and microelectronic technologies. The Tesla Gigafactory 3 battery cell and electric car factory is also located there.

The Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone is home to international financial institutions and numerous skyscrapers such as the 421 m high Jin Mao Tower , the 468 m high Oriental Pearl Tower and the 492 m high Shanghai World Financial Center , currently the third tallest skyscraper in the world structurally . The Shanghai Tower , which is 632 m high, is the second tallest skyscraper in the world and the tallest in China. Along with Manhattan , Central (Hong Kong) and some districts of Dubai and Tokyo, Pudong is the place with the most skyscrapers per km².

traffic

Pudong is the only place in the world that operates a magnetic levitation train in public transport, the Transrapid Shanghai (Maglev Train), which connects the modern Shanghai-Pudong Airport, almost 30 kilometers to the east, with the Lóngyáng-Straße metro station in the Pudong district and the Shanghai New International exhibition center Expo Center (SNIEC) connects every 15 minutes. The disadvantage, however, is that this station is about 6 kilometers away from the economic center of Pudong.