| Located in the Northeast of Zhejiang
Province, Shangyu is 62km away from Ninbo Port to the
east and 72km from the provincial capital Hangzhou to
the west. Neighboring Hangzhou Bay to its north, it
is seperated from Shanghai by the water. With a total
area of 1427 km2, Shangyu has a population of 780 thousand,
covering 21towns under its jurisdiction. It is a part
of the Yangtze River Delta Economy and is also one of
the earliest coastal opening cities approved by the
State Council.
As a subtropical area, Shangyu has
a humid monsoon climate. With abundant sunshine and
rain, the weather is usually is 16.40¡æ and the annual
average precipitation is 1400mm.
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