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Zhelin
Shanghaitown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Shanghai, China, Zhelin stands as a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of 30.832°, 121.469° situate Zhelin in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,346 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves549
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves476
- Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves464
- Oriental MagpiePica serica Gould, 1845 · Aves452
- Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves438
- Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves436
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves398
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves392
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Shanghai
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Zhelin
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









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