Is Baoshan an urban area or a suburb?

According to the Shanghai suburb survey (2003):

administrative division

Shanghai suburbs include Minhang, Baoshan, Jiading, Jinshan, Songjiang, Qingpu, Nanhui and Fengxian. Chongming county; The rural part of Pudong New Area; Some farms are under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Agriculture, Industry and Commerce (Group) Corporation; Farm affiliated to Shanghai Labor Reform Bureau; And eight towns in the central city. *** 132 towns, 3 townships, 15 state farms, 2044 administrative villages.

From this, the official urban area can be calculated:

Huangpu, Luwan, Jing 'an, Xuhui, Changning, Hongkou, Yangpu, Zhabei, Putuo and other nine districts, as well as the urban part of Pudong New Area.

But some suburbs are better than some urban areas.

The best locations in Shanghai are Huangpu District, Luwan District and Jing 'an District.