Shangrao is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 69 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up (or metro) area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.

Subdivisions

Shangrao administers three districts, one county-level city, and eight counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

Climate

Transportation

Railway

Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

Air

Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017.

Education

Sports

The 21,000-capacity Shangrao Stadium is located in the city. It is used mostly for football matches.