Hunan, China

Hunan Province 湖南省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	湖南省 (Húnán Shěng)
• Abbreviation	(pinyin: Xiāng)
Map showing the location of Hunan Province
Coordinates: 27°24′N 111°48′E / 27.4°N 111.8°E / 27.4; 111.8Coordinates: 27°24′N 111°48′E / 27.4°N 111.8°E / 27.4; 111.8
Named for	hú – lake nán – south "south of the lake"
Capital	Changsha
Largest city	Hengyang
Divisions	14 prefectures, 122 counties, 2576 townships
Government
• Secretary	Du Jiahao
• Governor	Xu Dazhe (acting)
Area
• Total	210,000 km2 (80,000 sq mi)
Area rank	10th
Population (2014)
• Total	67,370,000
• Rank	7th
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
• Density rank	13th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 90% Tujia – 4% Miao – 3% Dong – 1% Yao – 1% Other peoples – 1%
• Languages and dialects	Chinese varieties: Xiang, Gan, Southwestern Mandarin, Xiangnan Tuhua, Waxiang, Hakka. Non-Chinese languages: Xong, Tujia, Mien, Gam
ISO 3166 code	CN-43
GDP (2016)	CNY 3.12 trillion USD 470 billion (10th)
• per capita	CNY 46,033 USD 6,932 (20th)
HDI (2014)	0.735 (high) (20th)
Website	www.enghunan.gov.cn

Hunan
"Hunan" in Chinese characters
Chinese	湖南
Xiang	ɣu13 nia13 (fu-lã)
Literal meaning	"South of the Lake (Dòngtíng)"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Húnán Bopomofo ㄏㄨˊ   ㄋㄢˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Hwunan Wade–Giles Hu2-nan2 IPA [xǔnǎn] Wu Romanization Wu去 noe平 Xiang IPA ɣu13 nia13 (fu-lã) Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wùh-nàahm Jyutping Wu4-naam4 Southern Min Tâi-lô Ôo-lâm

Hunan Province (Chinese: ; pinyin:  Húnán; Hunanese: Shuangfeng, [ɣəu˩˧læ̃˩˧]; Changsha, [fu˩˧lã˩˧]) is the 7th most populous Province of China and the 10th most extensive by area. Its capital is Changsha.

The name Hunan means "south of Lake Dongting," a lake in the northeast of the province; hu means "lake" while nan means "south."Vehicle license plates from Hunan are marked Xiang (Chinese: 湘), after the Xiang River, which runs from south to north through Hunan and forms part of the largest drainage system for the province.

Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed in South Central China, Hunan is a southern province, bordered to the north by Hubei Province, to the east by Jiangxi Province, to the south by Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, to the west by Guizhou Province, and to the northwest by Chongqing.