Zhejiang (Cheenese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade–Giles: Che-chiang or Chekiang) is a southeast coastal province of the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. The wird Zhejiang wis the auld name o the Qiantang River 銭塘江,[2] which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial caipital. The name o the province is aften abbreviatit tae its first character, "浙".
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Zhejiang Province
浙江省 |
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| Name transcription(s) |
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| • Cheenese | 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng Shěng) |
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| • Abbreviation | 浙 (pinyin: Zhè, Wu: Tsek) |
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| • | Wu Romanization: Tsek Kaon Sang |
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 Map shawin the location o Zhejiang Province |
| Named for | Auld name o Qiantang River |
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Caipital
(an lairgest ceety) | Hangzhou |
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| Divisions | 11 prefecturs, 90 coonties, 1570 tounships |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Secretar | Zhao Hongzhu |
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| • Govrenor | Xia Baolong |
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| Area |
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| • Total | 104141 km2 (40,209 sq mi) |
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| Area rank | 24t |
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| Population (2010) |
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| • Total | 54,426,891 |
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| • Rank | 10t |
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| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
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| • Density rank | 8t |
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| Demographics |
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| • Ethnic composeetion | Han: 99.2%
She: 0.4% |
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| • Leids an dialects | Wu |
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| ISO 3166 code | CN-33 |
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| GDP (2011[1]) | CNY 3.20 trillion
US$ 495.45 billion (4t) |
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| • per capita | CNY 58,665
US$ 9,083 (5t) |
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| HDI (2008) | 0.841 (high) (5t) |
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| Website | http://www.zj.gov.cn(in Cheenese)(in Inglis)(in Japanese) |
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