Pujiang, Shanghai

Pujiang (Chinese: 浦江; pinyin: Pǔjiāng; Shanghainese: Phugaon) is a town in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. It contains Pujiang New Town, which is a new town with an Italian architectural theme, sometimes referred to as Città di Pujiang. It also contains Zhaojialou (Chinese: 召稼楼; pinyin: Zhàojiàlóu; Shanghainese: Tsogalheu), an old water town which is undergoing restoration, Caohejing Pujiang Hi-Tech Park and Shanghai National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base.

Pujiang
浦江镇
Pujiang
Location in Shanghai
Coordinates: 31.098°N 121.502°E / 31.098; 121.502
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityShanghai
DistrictMinhang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Pujiang has an area of 102 square kilometres and had a registered population of 101,900 in 2008. It is on the east bank of the Huangpu River, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from central Shanghai. It is served by Shanghai Metro Line 8, whose southern extension to Aerospace Museum Station in Pujiang was opened in 2009.

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