Minnan region

Minnan, Banlam or Minnan Golden Triangle (Chinese: 闽南金三角; pinyin: Mǐnnán jīnsānjiǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bân-lâm kim-saⁿ-kak; lit. 'South Fujian Golden Triangle'), refers to the coastal region in South Fujian Province, China, which includes the prefecture-level cities of Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.^[1] The region accounts for 40 percent of the GDP of Fujian Province.^[2] It is the native homeland of the Hokkien people who speak the Hokkien language or Minnan language, a variety of Southern Min.^[3]

Minnan (South Fujian) 闽南
From top: Xiamen's CBD, Xiamen University, colonial houses on Gulangyu Island, South Putuo Temple, beach on Gulangyu Island and Haicang Bridge
Coordinates: 25.0°N 118.0°E / 25.0; 118.0
Country	China
Province	Fujian
Cities	List Quanzhou Zhangzhou Xiamen Xinluo and Zhangping
Area
• Total	25,806.3 km2 (9,963.9 sq mi)
Population
• Total	~17,049,863 (2,010)
Demonym(s)	Minnan, Hokkien, Banlamese, Hoklo

Other terms used on the Minnan region include the one sinologist G. William Skinner used, which was the term Zhang-Quan (漳泉分区) to describe the region in his guide to the physiographic macroregions of China.

References

1. http://www.fjfao.gov.cn/english/foreignersinfujian/fujianintheeyesofforeigners/201112/t20111222_625021.htm ^{[dead link]}
2. Multiregional Economic Development in China Rongxing Guo, Hao Gui, Luc Changlei Guo. p 21
3. http://www.fjfao.gov.cn/english/foreignersinfujian/fujianintheeyesofforeigners/201112/t20111222_625021.htm ^{[dead link]}