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Nanxiang

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Air quality index

123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates31.30°, 121.32°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Nanxiang, a town in Shanghai, China, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Nanxiang maps to 31.296°, 121.316° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. The location receives about 1,366 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Nanxiang.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
31.2958
Longitude
121.3162
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
123
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
42.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
47
Ozone (µg/m³)
25
NO₂ (µg/m³)
84.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
48,306
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2,980
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    2,918
  • Chinese Blackbird
    Turdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    2,726
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,977
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,847
  • Long-tailed Shrike
    Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,690
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,529
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,428

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

Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang
Chinese hurdler (born 1983)
Wellington Koo
Wellington Koo
Diplomat and former President of the Republic of China
Qian Qichen
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017)
Chen Jicheng
Chen Jicheng
L
Lu Yanshao
Chinese painter (1909-1993)
Yang Yongliang
Yang Yongliang
Chinese artist (born 1980)
Qian Daxin
Qian Daxin
historian and linguist of Qing dynasty in China (1728–1804)
Y
Yang Yun
Chinese associaton football player (1988-)
Chen Chien-jen
Chen Chien-jen
Taiwanese diplomat
W
Wang Chaoqun
Chinese politician
Sun Yuanhua
Sun Yuanhua
Ming dynasty politician
Pu Jiexiu
Pu Jiexiu
Chinese entrepreneur (1907-2000)
C
Chuangui Ge
Chinese lexicographer
Gao Shangquan
Gao Shangquan
Chinese economist
C
Chen Bangxian
C
Chen Bingyi
Chinese translator (1916-2008)

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 Nanxiang

南翔镇志
Chengxian Zhang · 2003
Nanxiang gu zhen jin cai
Delong Qu · 2011
南翔镇志(1988-2011)
"南翔镇志"编纂委员会 · 2016
南翔鎮志
張承先． · 1992
黃渡鎮誌.黃渡續誌.南翔鎮誌.廠頭鎮誌
2004
上海文獻匯編
上海文獻匯編編委會 · 2014
Zhongguo di fang zhi ji cheng
"Zhongguo di fang zhi ji cheng" bian ji gong zuo wei yuan hui · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Box Tree Moth
Box Tree Moth
Cydalima perspectalis
Seen 2026-09-20
Gray Nightjar
Gray Nightjar
Caprimulgus jotaka
Seen 2026-09-20
Common Bluebottle
Common Bluebottle
Graphium sarpedon
Seen 2026-09-20
red spider lily
red spider lily
Lycoris radiata
Seen 2026-09-20
Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Seen 2026-09-19
White-browed Laughingthrush
White-browed Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus sannio
Seen 2026-09-19
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Seen 2026-09-19
Common Rose Swallowtail
Common Rose Swallowtail
Pachliopta aristolochiae
Seen 2026-09-19

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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