Governor of Gansu
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Gansu Province 甘肃省 |
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| Province | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 甘肃省 (Gānsù Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | GS / or (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 | Lin Duo |
| • Governor | Tang Renjian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 454,430 km2 (175,460 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7th |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,575,254 |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/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 0.7 trillion USD 111 billion (27th) |
| • per capita |
CNY 26,500 USD 4,300 (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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| Simplified Chinese | 甘肃 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| IPA | [kɐ́m.sók̚] |
| Jyutping | Gam1-suk1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Kam-siok |
Gansu (Chinese: 甘肃, Tibetan: Kan su'u) 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.
The State of Qin originated in what is now southeastern Gansu, and went on to form the first dynasty of Imperial China. The Northern Silk Road ran through the Hexi Corridor, which passes through Gansu.
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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