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Shaanxi province

Shaanxi Province
陕西省
Province
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 陕西省 (Shǎnxī Shěng)
 • Abbreviation (Shǎn)
(Qín)
Map showing the location of Shaanxi Province
Map showing the location of Shaanxi Province
Coordinates: 35°36′N 108°24′E / 35.6°N 108.4°E / 35.6; 108.4Coordinates: 35°36′N 108°24′E / 35.6°N 108.4°E / 35.6; 108.4
Capital
(and largest city)
Xi'an
Divisions 10 prefectures, 107 counties, 1745 townships
Government
 • Secretary Lou Qinjian
 • Governor Hu Heping
Area
 • Total 205,800 km2 (79,500 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population (2010)
 • Total 37,327,378
 • Rank 16th
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Density rank 21st
Demographics
 • Ethnic composition Han - 99.5%
Hui - 0.4%
 • Languages and dialects Zhongyuan Mandarin, Southwestern Mandarin, Jin
ISO 3166 code CN-61
GDP (2016) CNY 1.92 trillion
USD 289 billion (17th)
 • per capita CNY 50,530
USD 7,609 (15th)
HDI (2010) 0.695 (medium) (14th)
Website www.shaanxi.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (Chinese characters).svg
"Shaanxi" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Literal meaning "West of the Shan Pass"

Shaanxi, formerly romanized as Shensi, is a province of the People's Republic of China. Officially part of the Northwest China region, it lies in central China, bordering the provinces of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW), and Inner Mongolia (N). It covers an area of over 205,000 km2 (79,151 sq mi) with about 37 million people. Xi'an—which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitals Fenghao and Chang'an—is the provincial capital. Xianyang, which served as the Qin capital, is located nearby. The other prefecture-level cities into which the province is divided are Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an and Yulin.

Shaanxi comprises the Wei Valley and much of the surrounding fertile Loess Plateau, stretching from the Qin Mountains and Shannan in the south to the Ordos Desert in the north. Along with areas of adjacent Shanxi and Henan, it formed the cradle of Chinese civilization, with its Guanzhong region sheltering the capitals of the Zhou, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties. It does not include the full territory of the Yellow River's Ordos Loop, with the Great Wall of China separating it from the grasslands and deserts of Inner Mongolia.


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