Shanghai County
Shanghai County (simplified Chinese: 上海县; traditional Chinese: 上海縣; pinyin: Shànghǎi Xiàn) was a Chinese county in modern-day Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was first established in 1292 and finally abolished in 1992. Shanghai County was for most of its existence a part of Songjiang Prefecture, in Jiangsu Province, but later became a county under Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was historically the governing authority of the Shanghai's urban area and neighbouring areas. Its extent reduced with the establishment of the Shanghai Special Municipality and, later, Shanghai Municipality. Immediately before abolition, the county extended over a crescent-shaped area adjacent to, and surrounding, the southwest of Shanghai's city centre.
| Shanghai County 上海县 | |||||||||
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| County of China | |||||||||
| 1292–1992 | |||||||||
Location of Shanghai County (red) within Shanghai Municipality (yellow) immediately before the county's abolition in 1992 | |||||||||
| Capital | Xinzhuang | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 31°07′15″N 121°22′12″E | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1292 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1992 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Minhang District | ||||||||