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Shinhang
Shinhang Metropolitan Municipality
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Motto(s): 
새로운 시대의 교두보.
("The Bridgehead to a New Age.")
Country Zhenia
Metropolitan MunicipalityShinhang Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous)
Subdivisions
Districts
  • Buk-gu
  • Jung-gu
  • Dong-gu
Shinhang foundedc.1335 AD
District DivisionMetropolitan District
Government
 • TypeShinhang Metropolitan Assembly
 • Elected bodyShinhang Metropolitan Assembly
 • MayorWang Gilsan (P)
 • Sangseowon5 Sangseowon Representatives
Area
 • City5,444.04 km2 (2,101.96 sq mi)
 • Land5,258.4 km2 (2,030.3 sq mi)
 • Water185.64 km2 (71.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation
334.9 m (1,098.8 ft)
Lowest elevation
−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Density1,616.2/km2 (4,186/sq mi)
 • Metro
8,798,749
DemonymShinhangite
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (Zhenia Eastern Standard Zone (ZEST))
ZIP Code
00301-00360
Zhenia Federal Area CodeSH
City TreeDanguk Pine
Websitewww.shinhangcity.zhen.gov

Shinhang (Classic Zhenian: 新港, Modern Zhenian: 신항), formally the Shinhang Metropolitan Municipality (Classic Zhenian: 新港廣域市, Modern Zhenian: 신항광역시), is the fourth most populous city of the Greater Eastern Union of Zhenia. As one of the five Metropolitan Municipalities in Zhenia, it is governed by the Shinhang Metropolitan Government. Situated on the eastern seaboard of mainland Zhenia, it borders Hwabuk and Hwanam Provinces to the north and southwest respectively, while also facing the Gulf of Zhen to the east.

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