Canton Province

Guangdong Province 广东省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	广东省 (Guǎngdōng Shěng)
• Abbreviation	simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: (pinyin: Yuè, Jyutping: Jyut6)
Map showing the location of Guangdong Province
Coordinates: 23°24′N 113°30′E / 23.4°N 113.5°E / 23.4; 113.5Coordinates: 23°24′N 113°30′E / 23.4°N 113.5°E / 23.4; 113.5
Named for	Abbreviated from "Guǎngnándōng Lù" (A "lù" was equal to a province or a state in Song China) 广 = wide, vast, expanse 东 = east literally, "At the East of the Expanse" (Guangxi being the West)
Capital (and largest city)	Guangzhou
Divisions	21 prefectures, 121 counties, 1642 townships
Government
• Secretary	Hu Chunhua
• Governor	Ma Xingrui
Area
• Total	179,800 km2 (69,400 sq mi)
Area rank	15th
Population (2015)
• Total	108,500,000
• Rank	1st
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Density rank	7th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 99% Zhuang – 0.7% Yao – 0.2%
• Languages and dialects	Cantonese and other Yue languages, Hakka, Min languages (Teochew & Leizhou Min), Tuhua, Mandarin, Zhuang
ISO 3166 code	CN-44
GDP (2016)	CNY 7.95 trillion USD 1.2 trillion (1st)
• per capita	CNY 73,290 USD 11,037 (8th)
HDI (2010)	0.730 (high) (7th)
Website	http://www.gd.gov.cn/ (Simplified Chinese characters)

Guangdong
"Guangdong" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	广东
Traditional Chinese	廣東
Cantonese Yale	Gwóng-dūng
Literal meaning	"Eastern Expanse"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngdōng Bopomofo ㄍㄨㄤˇ   ㄉㄨㄥ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Goangdong Wade–Giles Kuang3-tung1 IPA [kwàŋtʊ́ŋ] Wu Romanization kuaon tong Hakka Romanization Kóng-tûng [gong31 dung24] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóng-dūng IPA [kʷɔːŋ˨˥tʊŋ˥] Jyutping Gwong2-dung1 Canton Romanization Guong2-dung1 other Yue Taishanese Jyutping Kwong˧˥ tung˥ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kńg-tang Hainanese Romanization Kèng-dang Leizhou Romanization Gèng-tang Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Guōng-dĕ̤ng
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese	粤
Traditional Chinese	粵
Cantonese Yale	Yuht
Literal meaning	[an ancient name for southern China's Yue people]
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuè Bopomofo ㄩㄝˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Yueh Wade–Giles Yüeh4 IPA [ɥê] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yuht Jyutping Jyut6 Canton Romanization Yüd6 other Yue Taishanese Jyutping Yut ˨ Southern Min Tâi-lô O̍at Leizhou Romanization O̍et

Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Jyutping: Gwong²-dung¹; Cantonese Yale: Gwóng Dūng) is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung, Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year; the total population was 104,303,132 in the 2010 census, accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China's population. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China. The population increase since the census has been modest, the province at 2014 end had 107,240,000 people.

Since 1989, Guangdong has topped the total GDP rankings among all provincial-level divisions, with Jiangsu and Shandong second and third in rank. According to state statistics, Guangdong's GDP in 2014 reached RMB 6,779 billion, or US$1.104 trillion, making its economy roughly the same size as Mexico . Since 2011, Guangdong has the highest GDP among all provinces of Mainland China. The province contributes approximately 12% of the PRC's national economic output, and is home to the production facilities and offices of a wide-ranging set of Chinese and foreign corporations. Guangdong also hosts the largest import and export fair in China called the Canton Fair in Guangdong's capital city Guangzhou.