Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°42′N 112°24′E / 37.7°N 112.4°E / 37.7; 112.4
| Shanxi Province | |||||||||
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| Abbreviations: simplified Chinese: 晋; traditional Chinese: 晉 (pinyin: Jìn) | |||||||||
| Origin of name | 山 shān - mountain 西 xī - west "west of the Taihang Mountains" |
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| Administration type | Province | ||||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Taiyuan | ||||||||
| CPC Ctte Secretary | Yuan Chunqing | ||||||||
| Governor | Wang Jun | ||||||||
| Area | 156,800 km2 (60,500 sq mi) (19th) | ||||||||
| - Latitude | 34° 35' to 40° 44' N | ||||||||
| - Longitude | 110° 13' to 114° 33' E | ||||||||
| Population (2010) - Density |
35,712,111 (18th) 213 /km2 (550 /sq mi) (19th) |
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| GDP (2011) - per capita |
CNY 1110.0 billion US$ 176.2 billion (21st) CNY 26,283 US$ 3,883 (17th) |
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| HDI (2008) | 0.800 (high) (14th) | ||||||||
| Ethnic composition | Han - 99.7% Hui - 0.2% |
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| Languages and dialects | {{{Dialects}}} | ||||||||
| Prefectural level | 11 divisions | ||||||||
| County level | 119 divisions | ||||||||
| Township level* | 1388 divisions | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-14 | ||||||||
| Official website www.shanxigov.cn (Chinese) |
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| Source for population and GDP data: Source for nationalities data: * | |||||||||
| Template • Discussion • WikiProject China | |||||||||
Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: Shānxī; Wade–Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" (pinyin: Jìn), after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
The name Shanxi literally means "mountain's west", which refers to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the north and is made up mainly of a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. The capital of the province is Taiyuan.
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