Jiangxi Province

Jiangxi Province 江西省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	江西省 (Jiāngxī Shěng)
• Abbreviation	simplified Chinese: 赣; traditional Chinese: 贛 (pinyin: Gàn Kōm (Gan))
• Gan	Kongsi
• Hakka Pinyim	Gong1 Si1 Sen3
Map showing the location of Jiangxi Province
Coordinates: 27°18′N 116°00′E / 27.3°N 116.0°E / 27.3; 116.0Coordinates: 27°18′N 116°00′E / 27.3°N 116.0°E / 27.3; 116.0
Named for	Contraction of: 江南西; Jiāngnán Xī "The western Jiangnan"
Capital	Nanchang
Largest city	Ganzhou
Divisions	11 prefectures, 99 counties, 1549 townships
Government
• Secretary	Lu Xinshe
• Governor	Liu Qi
Area
• Total	166,919 km2 (64,448 sq mi)
Area rank	18th
Population (2013)
• Total	45,200,000
• Rank	13th
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Density rank	16th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 99.7% She – 0.2%
• Languages and dialects	Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Wu, Jianghuai Mandarin
ISO 3166 code	CN-36
GDP (2015)	CNY 1.6 billion USD 269 billion (19th)
• per capita	CNY 36,700 USD 5,900 (24th)
HDI (2010)	0.662 (medium) (24th)
Website	http://www.jiangxi.gov.cn/ (Chinese)

Jiangxi
"Jiangxi" in Chinese characters
Chinese	江西
Gan	Kong si
Literal meaning	"Western Jiang[nan]"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāngxī Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄤ   ㄒㄧ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jiangshi Wade–Giles Chiang1-hsi1 IPA [tɕi̯áŋɕí] Wu Romanization Kaon平si平 Gan Romanization Kong si Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gōng-sāi Jyutping Gong1-sai1 Southern Min Tâi-lô Kang-sai

Jiangxi (Chinese: ; pinyin:  Jiāngxī; Wade–Giles: Chiang¹-hsi¹; Gan: Kongsi) is a province in the People's Republic of China, located in the southeast of the country. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hillier areas in the south and east, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to the northwest.

The name "Jiangxi" derives from the circuit administrated under the Tang dynasty in 733, Jiangnanxidao (, Circuit of Western Jiangnan; Gan: Kongnomsitau). The short name for Jiangxi is (pinyin: Gàn; Gan: Gōm), for the Gan River which runs across from the south to the north and flows into the Yangtze River. Jiangxi is also alternately called Ganpo Dadi (贛鄱大地) which literally means the "Great Land of Gan and Po".