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Guangdong

Guangdong
ChineseName广东省
PinyinGuǎngdōng Shěng
EnglishNameGuangdong Province
NameGuangdong
LocalTranscription1Cantonese Jyutping: Gwong2 Dung1 Saang2
Cantonese Yale: Gwóngdūng Sáang
Abbreviation 
AbbrevPinyinYuè, Jyutping: Jyut6, Yale: Yuht
ISOAbbrev44
MapSize275px
OriginOfName广 guǎng - "Wide"
东 dōng- "East"
Lit. "The Eastern Expanse"
AdministrationTypeProvince
CapitalGuangzhou
LargestCityGuangzhou
SecretaryWang Yang
GovernorHuang Huahua
Area Km2177900
AreaRank15th
Latitude20° 13' to 25° 31' N
Longitude109° 40' to 117° 20' E
PopYear2010
Pop104,303,132
PopRank1st
PopDensity Km2536
PopDensityRank7th
GDPYear2010
GDP4.55 trillion
US$ 689.02 billion
GDPRank1st
GDPperCapita40,748
US$ 5,965
GDPperCapitaRank7th
HDIYear2008
HDI0.844
HDIRank4th
HDICathigh
NationalitiesHan - 99%
Zhuang - 0.7%
Yao - 0.2%
DialectsCantonese
Hakka
Teochew
Leizhou
Putonghua
Prefectures21
Counties121
Townships1642
Websitehttp://www.gd.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese characters)

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Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province. It surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005, registering 79 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year. The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are amongst the most populous and important cities in China.

Since 1989 Guangdong has topped the total GDP rankings among all provincial-level divisions, with Jiangsu and Shandong second and third in rank. According to provincial annual preliminary statistics, Guangdong's GDP in 2009 reached CNY3,908,159 million, or US$572,121 million, making its economy roughly the same size as that of Turkey or Indonesia. Guangdong has the third highest GDP per capita among all provinces of mainland China, after Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The province contributes approximately 12% of the PRC's national economic output, and is home to the production facilities and offices of a wide-ranging set of multinational and Chinese corporations. Guangdong also hosts the largest Import and Export Fair in China called the Canton Fair in Guangdong's capital city Guangzhou.


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