Guizhou

Guizhou

Coordinates: 26°50′N 106°50′E / 26.833°N 106.833°E / 26.833; 106.833

Guizhou Province
贵州省
Abbreviations: 黔 or 贵/貴 (pinyin: Qián or Guì)
Origin of name 贵 guì - Gui Mountains
州 zhōu - zhou (prefecture)
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)
GDP (2011)

- per capita
CNY 570.1 billion
US$ 90.5 billion (26th)
CNY 13,119
US$ 1,938 (31st)
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%
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)
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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