Shaanxi

No tae be ramfeeselt wi the neehbourin province o Shanxi.

Shaanxi  (simplifeed Cheenese: 陕西; traditeeonal Cheenese: 陝西; pinyin: Shǎnxī; Wade–Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a province in the central pairt o Mainland Cheenae, an it includes portions o the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches o the Yellow River in addition tae the Qinling Muntains athort the soothren pairt o this province. Shaanxi is the historical hame, alang wi Gansu o the dialect o the Dungans, Hui fowk wha emigratit oot o Cheenae tae Central Asie.

Shaanxi 陕西省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	陕西省 (Shǎnxī Shěng)
• Abbreviation	陕/陝 or 秦 (pinyin: Shǎn or Qín)
Map shawin the location o
Named for	陕 shǎn - Shanzhou (nou Shan Coonty, Henan) 西 xī - west "wast o Shanzhou"
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Xi'an
Divisions	10 prefecturs, 107 coonties, 1745 tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	Zhao Leji
• Govrenor	Zhao Zhengyong (actin)
Area
• Total	205800 km2 (79,500 sq mi)
Area rank	11t
Population  (2010)
• Total	37,327,378
• Rank	16t
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
• Density rank	21st
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han - 99.5% Hui - 0.4%
ISO 3166 code	CN-61
GDP (2010)	CNY 1.00 trillion US$ 148.1 billion (17t)
• per capita	CNY 27,133 US$ 4,008 (15t)
HDI (2008)	0.773 (medium) (22nt)
Website	www.shaanxi.gov.cn (Simplifeed Cheenese)

Name

Bi regular Hanyu Pinyin rules, if tone marks arenae written, baith Shaanxi an the neighbourin province o Shanxi, tae the east of Shaanxi, shold be spelt "Shanxi"; the difference is in tone: Shānxī (山西) an Shǎnxī (陕西). Tae mak the difference clear athoot tonal marks, the spellin "Shaanxi" wis contrivit (follaein the romanization seestem o Yuen Ren Chao) for the province o Shǎnxī, while "Shanxi" is uised for the province o Shānxī. Shaanxi is the offeecial spellin on Cheenese Govrenment's offeecial web portal.^[1] This maks "Shaanxi" the anerlie name o Cheenese provinces that hisnae been romanizit accordin tae pinyin rules.