Pudong covers an area of 569.57 square kilometers with a population of permanent residence of 2.8 million, among which 1.85 million are registered for their permanent residence. Under the Administration are 11 sub-district offices and 13 townships. Within the area there are four development zones of state-class: the WaiGaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Jinqiao Export Processing Zone and Zhangjiang High Tech Park, and three development zones of city-class: Huaxia Culture and Tourism Zone, Sunqiao Modern Agriculture Development Zone and the Spark Development Zone (located in the District of Fengxian but administered by Pudong). In 2004, the New Area was divided into four functional zones of Lujiazui, Jinqiao, Waigaoqiao and Zhangjiang. In 2005 were added another two: Sanlin World Expo Functional Zone and Chuansha Functional Zone. With the division began the management pattern of secondary city.

The historical points of interest in the area include a segment of the ancient wall of Ming Dynasty in Chuansha and a corner of the old Baoshan City. For the religious belief, there are the Emperor-allowed Shrine, Chaoyin Temple and St. Luther’s Cathedral and in memory of the history, there are the historical residences of Zhang Wentian, Huang Yanpei and Wu Changshuo Museum. There is a diversity of touring sights such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Shanghai Geological Museum, the two bridges of Nanpu and Yangpu, the central Greenland of Lujiazui, the Riverside Boulevard, the Century Park, Sunqiao Modern Agriculture Development Zone, the seaside tourism zone of Sanjia Port. The GDP accomplished in 2005 amounted to 210.879 billion yuan, 12.1% up over the previous year and the fixed assets totaled 69361 million yuan, 6.4% more than that of the previous year, accounting for 19.6% of Shanghai’s total.