Shanxi (help·info) (Cheenese: 山西; pinyin: Shānxī; Wade–Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, locatit in the North Cheenae region. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" (pinyin: Jìn), efter the state o Jin that existit here durin the Ware an Hairst Period.
Shanxi Province 山西省 | |
|---|---|
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Cheenese | 山西省 (Shānxī Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | simplifeed Cheenese: 晋; traditeeonal Cheenese: 晉 (pinyin: Jìn) |
.svg) Map shawin the location o Shanxi Province | |
| Named for | 山 shān - mountain 西 xī - west "wast o the Taihang Muntains" |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Taiyuan |
| Divisions | 11 prefecturs, 119 coonties, 1388 tounships |
| Govrenment | |
| • Secretar | Yuan Chunqing |
| • Govrenor | Wang Jun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156800 km2 (60,500 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 19t |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35,712,111 |
| • Rank | 18t |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 19t |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composeetion | Han - 99.7% Hui - 0.2% |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-14 |
| GDP (2011) | CNY 1110.0 billion US$ 176.2 billion (21st) |
| • per capita | CNY 26,283 US$ 3,883 (17t) |
| HDI (2008) | 0.800 (high) (14t) |
| Website | www.shanxigov.cn (Chinese) |
The name Shanxi literally means "muntain's wast", which refers tae the province's location wast o the Taihang Muntains.[1] Shanxi borders Hebei tae the east, Henan tae the sooth, Shaanxi tae the wast, an Inner Mongolie tae the north an is made up mainly o a plateau bundit pairtly bi muntain ranges. The caipital o the province is Taiyuan.
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