Shanghai, referred to as Shen for short, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity, a core city of Shanghai metropolitan area, an international economic, financial, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation center of China, a famous historical and cultural city in China and a first-tier city in the world. Shanghai has a total area of 6,340.5 square kilometers and governs 16 districts. Shanghai has a permanent population of 24,758,900.

Shanghai is located in the east of China, on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and on the eastern edge of the Asian continent. It is a part of the alluvial plain in the Yangtze River Delta, with east longitude 120 52' to 122 12' and north latitude 30 40' ~ 3153'. The average elevation of Shanghai is 2. 19 meters, and Dajinshan Island is the highest point in Shanghai, with an elevation of 103.7 meters, which belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The river network mainly includes Huangpu River, the main road flowing through the urban area, and its tributaries Suzhou River, Chuanyang River and Dianpu River.

Introduction of natural resources in Shanghai;

1, water resources

Shanghai's water resources are mainly composed of Huangpu River and other rivers in the city. The average annual runoff of Huangpu River is more than 300 cubic meters per second, with an average annual runoff of 654.38+000 billion cubic meters. Together with the flow of other rivers in Shanghai, the average annual runoff of water resources in Shanghai totals 654.38+0.45 billion cubic meters. Due to some exogenous factors, the annual water volume changes greatly, generally fluctuating within the range of 5 billion to 23 billion cubic meters.

2. Mineral resources

Shanghai lacks metal mineral resources, building stones and energy minerals on land. In 1970s, Shanghai began to search for oil and gas resources at sea, and obtained industrial crude oil and natural gas from several wells.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai