Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the whole territory is flat and consists of Chongming Island, Changxing Island and hengsha island.

Chongming has a history of 1300 years. After five generations, its cultural and historical background is profound. "Chong" takes high meaning, "Ming" takes clear meaning, and "Chongming" refers to the flat, clear and flat ground above the water surface.

In 20 15, the added value of Chongming District was 2910.2 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0% over the previous year, and the annual planned target was achieved. The registered population is decreasing year by year. At the end of 20 15, the registered population of the whole region was 672,000, a decrease of 0.6 million over the previous year. The number of births of registered population in the whole year was 3 140, with a birth rate of 4.65 ‰; 6847 people died, with a mortality rate of10.14 ‰; The natural population growth rate is -5.49‰.