Zhejiang
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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) | |
• Cheenese | 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng Shěng) |
• Abbreviation | 浙 (pinyin: Zhè, Wu: Tsek) |
• | Wu Romanization: Tsek Kaon Sang |
Map shawin the location o Zhejiang Province | |
Named for | Auld name o Qiantang River |
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Hangzhou |
Divisions | 11 prefecturs, 90 coonties, 1570 tounships |
Govrenment | |
• Secretar | Zhao Hongzhu |
• Govrenor | Xia Baolong |
Area | |
• Total | 104141 km2 (40,209 sq mi) |
Area rank | 24t |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 54,426,891 |
• Rank | 10t |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 8t |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composeetion | Han: 99.2% She: 0.4% |
• Leids an dialects | Wu |
ISO 3166 code | CN-33 |
GDP (2011[1]) | CNY 3.20 trillion US$ 495.45 billion (4t) |
• per capita | CNY 58,665 US$ 9,083 (5t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.841 (high) (5t) |
Website | http://www.zj.gov.cn(in Cheenese)(in Inglis)(in Japanese) |
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