Anhui
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Anhui Province 安徽省 |
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| Province | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 安徽省 (Ānhuī Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | (pinyin: Wǎn) |
.svg) Map showing the location of Anhui Province |
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| Coordinates: 31°50′N 117°0′E / 31.833°N 117.000°ECoordinates: 31°50′N 117°0′E / 31.833°N 117.000°E | |
| Capital | Hefei |
| Largest city | Fuyang |
| Divisions | 16 prefectures, 105 counties, 1845 townships |
| Government | |
| • Secretary | Li Jinbin |
| • Governor | Li Guoying |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139,600 km2 (53,900 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 22nd |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 60,300,000 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 9th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition |
Han - 99% Hui - 0.6% |
| • Languages and dialects | Jianghuai Mandarin, Zhongyuan Mandarin, Gan, Wu, Huizhou |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-34 |
| GDP (2016) |
CNY 2.4 trillion USD 363 billion (14th) |
| • per capita |
CNY 39,257 USD 5,912 (26th) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.660 (medium) (25th) |
| Website | www.ah.gov.cn (simplified Chinese) |
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"Anhui" in Chinese characters
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| Chinese | 安徽 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "An[qing] and Hui[zhou cities]" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Ānhuī |
| Bopomofo | ㄢ ㄏㄨㄟ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Anhuei |
| Wade–Giles | An1-hui1 |
| IPA | [ánxwéi] |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | Oe平 hue平 |
| Gan | |
| Romanization | Ngon1-fi1 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Ōn-fāi |
| Jyutping | On1-fai1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | An-hui |
Anhui ([ánxwéi]; Chinese: 安徽; pinyin: Ānhuī) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China located in the eastern region of the country. Located across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a short section in the north. The provincial capital is Hefei.
The name "Anhui" derives from the names of two cities: Anqing and Huizhou (now Huangshan City). The abbreviation for Anhui is "Chinese: 皖; pinyin: wǎn" after the historical State of Wan, Mount Wan, and the Wan river.
The province of Anhui was formed in the 17th century. Before then, there was no coherent concept of "Anhui". In terms of culture, Northern Anhui was firmly a part of the North China Plain together with modern-day Henan province, northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong provinces. Central Anhui was densely populated and constituted mostly of fertile land from the Huai River watershed. In contrast, the culture of Southern Anhui, bordered mostly along the Yangtze, was closer to Jiangxi and southern Jiangsu provinces. The hills of southeastern Anhui formed a unique and distinct cultural sphere of its own.
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