Gansu province
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Gansu Province 甘肃省 |
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| Province | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 甘肃省 (Gānsù Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | or /隴 (pinyin: Gān or Lǒng) |
.svg) Map showing the location of Gansu Province |
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| Coordinates: 38°N 102°E / 38°N 102°ECoordinates: 38°N 102°E / 38°N 102°E | |
| Named for |
gān: Ganzhou District, Zhangye /肅 sù: Suzhou District, Jiuquan |
| Capital (and largest city) |
Lanzhou |
| Divisions | 14 prefectures, 86 counties, 1344 townships |
| Government | |
| • Secretary | Wang Sanyun |
| • Governor | Lin Duo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 425,800 km2 (164,400 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7th |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,575,254 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 27th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition |
Han: 91% Hui: 5% Dongxiang: 2% Tibetan: 2% |
| • Languages and dialects | Zhongyuan Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Amdo Tibetan |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-62 |
| GDP (2014) |
CNY 683.5 billion US$ 111.2 billion (27th) |
| • per capita |
CNY 26,427 US$ 4,302 (30th) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.630 (medium) (28th) |
| Website |
http://www.gansu.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese) |
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"Gansu" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Traditional Chinese | 甘肅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Gan and Su [prefectures]" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gānsù |
| Bopomofo | ㄍㄢ ㄙㄨˋ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Gansuh |
| Wade–Giles | Kan1-su4 |
| IPA | [kán sû] |
| other Mandarin | |
| Xiao'erjing | قًا صُوَع |
| Dungan | Гансў |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | Koe平 su平 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gām-sūk |
| Jyutping | Gam1-suk1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Kam-siok |
Gansu (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Gānsù; Wade–Giles: Kan1su4, Xiao'erjing: قًا صُوَع; Dungan: Гансў, Gansw) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northwest of the country.
It lies between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east. The Yellow River passes through the southern part of the province.
Gansu has a population of 26 million (as of 2009) and covers an area of 425,800 square kilometres (164,400 sq mi). The capital is Lanzhou, located in the southeast part of the province.
Gansu is a compound of the names of Ganzhou (now a district of Zhangye) and Suzhou, the seat of Jiuquan Prefecture, formerly the two most important Chinese settlements in the area.
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