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Zhejiang

Zhejiang
ChineseName浙江省
PinyinZhèjiāng Shěng
EnglishNameZhejiang Province
NameZhejiang
LocalTranscription1Wu Romanization: Tsek Kaon Sang
Abbreviation
AbbrevPinyinZhè, Wu: Tsek
ISOAbbrev33
MapSize275px
OriginOfNameOld name of Qiantang River
AdministrationTypeProvince
CapitalHangzhou
LargestCityHangzhou
SecretaryZhao Hongzhu
GovernorXia Baolong
Area Km2101800
AreaRank25th
Latitude27° 09' to 31° 11' N
Longitude118° 02' to 122° 57' E
PopYear2010
Pop54,426,891
PopRank10th
PopDensity Km2495
PopDensityRank8th
GDPYear2010
GDP2.72 trillion ($US402 billion)
GDPRank4th
GDPperCapita44,335 ($US6,490)
GDPperCapitaRank4th
HDIYear2008
HDI0.841
HDIRank5th
HDICathigh
NationalitiesHan: 99.2%
She: 0.4%
DialectsWu
Prefectures11
Counties90
Townships1570
Websitehttp://www.zj.gov.cn   

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Zhejiang ( ) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang (crooked river) was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to its first character, "浙". Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lie the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.


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