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Hunan
湖南 | |
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| Province of Hunan | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 湖南省 (Húnán shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | HN / 湘 (Xiāng) |
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.svg) Location of Hunan in China | |
| Country | China |
| Named for | "South of the lake" |
| Capital (and largest city) | Changsha |
| Divisions | 14 prefectures, 122 counties, 1,933 townships (2018), 29,224 villages (2018) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Hunan Provincial People's Congress |
| • Party Secretary | Shen Xiaoming |
| • Congress chairman | Shen Xiaoming |
| • Governor | Mao Weiming |
| • CPPCC chairman | Mao Wanchun |
| • National People's Congress Representation | 116 deputies |
| Area | |
• Total | 210,000 km2 (80,000 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Highest elevation | 2,115.2 m (6,939.6 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 66,444,864 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Demonym | Hunanese |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | |
| • Languages and dialects | |
| GDP (2023)[3] | |
| • Total | CN¥5,001 billion (9th; US$710 billion) |
| • Per capita | CN¥75,938 (14th; US$10,776) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HN |
| HDI (2022) | 0.781[4] (15th) – high |
| Website | |
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| Literal meaning | "South of the (Dongting) Lake" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hunan[a] is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities.
With a population of just over 66 million as of 2020[update] residing in an area of approximately 210,000 km2 (81,000 sq mi), it is China's 7th-most populous province, the third most populous among landlocked provinces, the third-most populous in South Central China (after Guangdong and Henan), and the second-most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South Central China and the fourth-largest among landlocked provinces.
Hunan's nominal GDP was US$724 billion (CN¥4.6 trillion) as of 2021, appearing in the world's top 20 largest sub-national economies, with its GDP (PPP) being over US$1.1 trillion.[6][7] Hunan is the 9th-largest provincial economy of China, the fourth-largest in South Central China, the third-largest in Central China, and the fourth-largest among landlocked provinces. Its nominal GDP per capita exceeded US$10,900 (CN¥69,300), making it the third-richest province in South Central China, after Guangdong and Hubei.[6] As of 2020, Hunan's nominal GDP reached $605 billion (CN¥4.18 trillion),[8][9] exceeding that of Poland, with a GDP of US$596 billion and Thailand, with a GDP of US$501 billion, the 22nd- and 25th-largest in the world respectively.[10]
The name Hunan literally means "south of the lake".[11] The lake that is referred to is Dongting Lake, a lake in the northeast of the province. Vehicle license plates from Hunan are marked Xiāng (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. The area of Hunan was under Chinese rule as far back as 350 BC. Hunan was the birthplace of communist revolutionary Mao Zedong,[12] who became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. Hunan today is home to some ethnic minorities, including the Tujia and Miao, along with the Han Chinese, who make up a majority of the population. Varieties of Chinese spoken include Xiang, Gan and Southwestern Mandarin.
Wulingyuan was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.[13] Changsha, the capital, is located in the eastern part of the province; it is now an important commercial, manufacturing and transportation centre.[14] The busiest airports serve domestic and international flights for Hunan, including Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport and Changde Taohuayuan Airport.[15] Hunan is the seat of the Yuelu Academy (later become Hunan University), which is one of the four major academies over the last 1000 years in ancient China.[16] As of 2023, Hunan hosts 137 institutions of higher education, ranking fifth among all Chinese provinces.[17] As of 2024, two major cities in Hunan (Changsha 23rd and Xiangtan 199th) ranked in the world's top 200 cities by scientific research outputs.[18]
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- ^ a b "Decoding China's 2021 GDP Growth Rate: A Look at Regional Numbers". China Briefing News. 2022-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Hunan Province's Regional GDP Hit 4.6 Trillion Yuan in 2021". www.enghunan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Top 10 provincial regions in China by GDP 2020". ex.chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ rsatax (2021-06-11). "Investing in Hunan". rsa-tax. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "2020 GDP Poland, Thailand, Nigeria". data.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ (in Chinese) Origin of the Names of China's Provinces Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, People's Daily Online.
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- ^ Planet, Lonely. "Changsha travel | Hunan, China". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ 2021年民航机场吞吐量排名 (PDF) (in Chinese). Civil Aviation Administration of China. 2022-03-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Fan Chengda (1126-1193). Shigushanji(石鼓山记)："天下有书院四：徂徕、金山、岳麓、石鼓。"
- ^ "全国普通高等学校名单 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". hudong.moe.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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