Shengsi County

Shengsi 嵊泗县
County
Shengsi Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°43′26″N 122°27′16″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Zhoushan
Area
• Land	86 km2 (33 sq mi)
• Water	8,738 km2 (3,374 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	75,221
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	202450
Website	www.shengsi.gov.cn

Shengsi
Chinese	嵊泗
Postal	Shengsze
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngsì Wade–Giles Sheng4-szu4

Shengsi County is a county in the northeast of Zhejiang province consisting of an archipelago islands located to the east of Hangzhou Bay. It is under the administration of Zhoushan City and is the easternmost county-level division in the province. The islands of Greater and Lesser Yangshan are connected with Shanghai's Pudong New Area by the Donghai Bridge and their port forms part of the Port of Shanghai. They are, however, not counted among the islands of Shanghai.

The county consists of 630 islands and islets, of which 13 have more than 100 inhabitants.

Administrative divisions

Towns:

• Caiyuan (菜园镇), Shengshan (嵊山镇), Yangshan (洋山镇)

Townships:

• Wulong Township (五龙乡), Huanglong Township (黄龙乡), Gouqi Township (枸杞乡), Huadao Township (花鸟乡)

See also

• Shengsi Islands