Hongkou District

Hongkou (虹口 区Hóngkǒu Qū ) is one of ten "inner" city districts of centrally-administered city of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China.

The district is bordered to the south by the west bank of the Huangpu River, that belongs to the Puxi side. Hongkou has an area of ​​23.48 square kilometers and 792 241 inhabitants (2003 ). The population density is 33 741 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Formerly financial center Hongkou is now home to several universities, such as the Foreign Studies University Shanghai, with relations also with German universities and German students.

In addition to the twinning of Shanghai and Hamburg, between Hongkou District and the Hamburg-Mitte since 2007 a ​​district sponsorship.

The district is located with the Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium a multifunctional stadium.

During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai was the Shanghai ghetto for Jewish refugees from Europe in Hongkou.

Administrative Divisions

At the community level, Hongkou is composed of eight road districts. These are: