Guizhou
Coordinates: 26°50′N 106°50′E / 26.833°N 106.833°E / 26.833; 106.833
Guizhou Province | |||||||||
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Abbreviations: 黔 or 贵/貴 (pinyin: Qián or Guì) | |||||||||
Origin of name | 贵 guì - Gui Mountains 州 zhōu - zhou (prefecture) |
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Administration type | Province | ||||||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Guiyang | ||||||||
CPC Ctte Secretary | Shi Zongyuan | ||||||||
Governor | Zhao Kezhi | ||||||||
Area | 176,100 km2 (68,000 sq mi) (16th) | ||||||||
- Latitude | 24° 37' to 29° 13' N | ||||||||
- Longitude | 103° 36' to 109° 33' E | ||||||||
Population (2010) - Density |
34,746,468 (19th) 198 /km2 (510 /sq mi) (18th) |
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GDP (2011) - per capita |
CNY 570.1 billion US$ 90.5 billion (26th) CNY 13,119 US$ 1,938 (31st) |
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HDI (2008) | 0.690 (medium) (30th) | ||||||||
Ethnic composition | Han - 62% Miao - 12% Buyei - 8% Dong - 5% Tujia - 4% Yi - 2% Undistinguished - 2% Gelao - 2% Sui - 1% |
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Languages and dialects | Southwestern Mandarin | ||||||||
Prefectural level | 9 divisions | ||||||||
County level | 88 divisions | ||||||||
Township level* | 1539 divisions | ||||||||
ISO 3166-2 | CN-52 | ||||||||
Official website http://www.gzgov.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese) |
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Source for population and GDP data: Source for nationalities data: * | |||||||||
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Guizhou (simplified Chinese: 贵州; traditional Chinese: 貴州; pinyin: Guìzhōu; Wade–Giles: Kuei-chou; Postal map spelling: Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.
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