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Gaodong

Shanghaitown

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Coordinates31.33°, 121.62°

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City facts

Overview

Gaodong is a town that lies in Shanghai, China. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at 31.329°, 121.619°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,366 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Gaodong.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
31.3289
Longitude
121.6186
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
67,829
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3,448
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    3,433
  • Chinese Blackbird
    Turdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    3,297
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,384
  • Long-tailed Shrike
    Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,272
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,110
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,089
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    1,962

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Du Yuesheng
Du Yuesheng
Chinese mob boss (1888-1951)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shanghai

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,366

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Gaodong

高东镇志 (1986-2002)
"Gaodong Zhen zhi" bian zuan wei yuan hui · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Black Swan
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Seen 2026-10-05
Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Seen 2026-10-05
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Seen 2026-10-05
Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
Seen 2026-10-05
Ovalipes punctatus
Ovalipes punctatus
Ovalipes punctatus
Seen 2026-10-04
Azure-winged Magpie
Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Seen 2026-10-04
prostrate sandmat
prostrate sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Seen 2026-10-04
Creeping Woodsorrel
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Seen 2026-10-04
Gray-faced Buzzard
Gray-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus
Seen 2026-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library