Hunan (help·info) (Cheenese: 湖南; pinyin: Húnán) is a province o Sooth-Central Cheenae, locatit tae the sooth o the middle reaches o the Yangtze River an sooth o Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meanin "sooth o the lake"[1]). Hunan is whiles cried an offeecially abbreviatit as "湘" (pinyin: Xiāng) for short,[2] efter the Xiang River which runs throu the province.
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Hunan Province
湖南省 |
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| Name transcription(s) |
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| • Cheenese | 湖南省 (Húnán Shěng) |
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| • Abbreviation | 湘 (pinyin: Xiāng) |
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 Map shawin the location o Hunan Province |
| Named for | 湖 hú - lake
南 nán - south
"south of Lake Dongting" |
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Caipital
(an lairgest ceety) | Changsha |
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| Divisions | 14 prefecturs, 122 coonties, 2576 tounships |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Secretar | Zhou Qiang |
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| • Govrenor | Xu Shousheng |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 211800 km2 (81,800 sq mi) |
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| Area rank | 10th |
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| Population (2010) |
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| • Total | 65,683,722 |
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| • Rank | 7t |
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| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
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| • Density rank | 13t |
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| Demographics |
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| • Ethnic composeetion | Han - 90%
Tujia - 4%
Miao - 3%
Dong - 1%
Yao - 1% |
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| • Leids an dialects | Xiang Cheenese |
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| ISO 3166 code | CN-43 |
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| GDP (2011) | CNY 1.90 trillion
US$ 300 billion (10t) |
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| • per capita | CNY 24,719
US$ 3,652 (20t) |
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| HDI (2008) | 0.781 (medium) (19t) |
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| Website | http://www.enghunan.gov.cn/ (Inglis) |
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Hunan (help·info) (Cheenese: 湖南; pinyin: Húnán) is a province o Sooth-Central Cheenae, locatit tae the sooth o the middle reaches o the Yangtze River an sooth o Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meanin "sooth o the lake"[1]). Hunan is whiles cried an offeecially abbreviatit as "湘" (pinyin: Xiāng) for short,[2] efter the Xiang River which runs throu the province..svg)