Henan province
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Henan Province 河南省 |
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| Province | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 河南省 (Hénán Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | (pinyin: Yù) |
.svg) Map showing the location of Henan Province |
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| Coordinates: 33°54′N 113°30′E / 33.9°N 113.5°ECoordinates: 33°54′N 113°30′E / 33.9°N 113.5°E | |
| Named for |
hé – (Yellow) River nán – south "south of the Yellow River" |
| Capital |
Kaifeng (1949–1954) Zhengzhou (1954–present) |
| Largest city | Nanyang |
| Divisions | 17 prefectures, 159 counties, 2455 townships |
| Government | |
| • Secretary | Xie Fuzhan |
| • Governor | Chen Run'er |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167,000 km2 (64,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 17th |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 94,100,000 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 7th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition |
Han – 98.8% Hui – 1% |
| • Languages and dialects | Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jin |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-41 |
| GDP (2014) |
CNY 3.494 trillion US$ 568.74 billion (5th) |
| • per capita |
CNY 37,130 US$ 6,044 (21st) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.677 (medium) (20th) |
| Website | www |
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"Henan" in Chinese characters
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| Chinese | 河南 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Postal | Honan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "South of the [Yellow] River" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hénán |
| Bopomofo | ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄢˊ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Hernan |
| Wade–Giles | Ho2-nan2 |
| IPA | [xɤ̌nǎn] |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | Ghu平Noe平 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hòh-nàahm |
| Jyutping | Ho4-naam4 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Hô-lâm |
Kaifeng (1949–1954)
Henan (Chinese: ) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "" (yù), named after Yuzhou (豫州; Yùzhōu), a Han Dynasty state (zhou) that included parts of Henan. Although the name of the province (河南) means "south of the river", approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River, also known as the "Huang He".
Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (中州) which literally means "central plain land" or "midland", although the name is also applied to the entirety of China proper. Henan is the birthplace of Chinese civilization with over 3,000 years of recorded history, and remained China's cultural, economical, and political center until approximately 1,000 years ago. Numerous heritages have been left behind including the ruins of Shang Dynasty capital city Yin and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng, and Zhengzhou are located in Henan.
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