Shanghai is bordering jiangsu and zhejiang provinces, The City is washed by the east china sea on the east and hangzhou bay on the south. the city covers a total area of 6,341 squares kms with a population of 16 million. within its jurisdiction are 18 districts and one county now. actually 18 million people living here, placeing it alongsid tokyo and mexico cty as one of the largest and most congested metropolitan centers in the world.