Songjiang
松江区 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Municipality | Shanghai |
Area | |
• Total | 605.64 km2 (233.84 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,909,713 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Songjiang, Shanghai | |||||||||
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Songjiang District | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 松江區 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 松江区 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River District | ||||||||
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Songjiang County | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 松江縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 松江县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River County | ||||||||
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Songjiang Prefecture | |||||||||
Chinese | 松江府 | ||||||||
Postal | Sungkiang Sungkiang Foo | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Pine River Prefecture | ||||||||
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Huating County | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 華亭縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 华亭县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Ornate Pavilian County | ||||||||
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Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of 605.64 km2 (233.84 sq mi) and a population of 1,909,713 (2020).[1][2] Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.[citation needed]
Songjiang Town, the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area. It is now connected to downtown Shanghai by Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro.