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Henan
河南 | |
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Province | |
| Province of Henan | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 河南省 (Hénán shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | HA / HEN / 豫 (Yù) |
      Clockwise: Mount Song, Kaifeng, Fawang Temple in Dengfeng, Spring Temple Buddha in Lushan, Fawang Temple pagoda, Longmen Grottoes | |
 Map showing the location of Henan Province | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′N 113°30′E / 33.9°N 113.5°E | |
| Country | China |
| Named for |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Zhengzhou |
| Divisions | 17 prefectures, 159 counties, 2,455 townships |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Henan Provincial People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Lou Yangsheng |
| • Congress chairman | Lou Yangsheng |
| • Governor | Wang Kai |
| • CPPCC chairman | Kong Changsheng |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 167,000 km2 (64,000 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Highest elevation (Laoyachanao) | 2,413.8 m (7,919.3 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 99,365,519 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition |
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| • Languages and dialects | Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jin |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Total | CN¥5.888 trillion (US$926.0 billion) |
| • Per capita | CN¥59,410 (US$9,206) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA |
| HDI (2019) | 0.742[4] (high) (18th) |
| Website | henan |
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| Literal meaning | South of the Yellow River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henan[a] is an inland province of China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including the ruins of Shang dynasty capital city Yin and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan.[8]
Although the name of the province means "south of the river",[9] approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River, also known as the Huang He. With an area of 167,000 km2 (64,479 sq mi), Henan covers a large part of the fertile and densely populated North China Plain. Its neighboring provinces are Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Hubei.
Henan is China's third-most populous province with a population of over 99 million as of 2020. It is also the world's seventh-most populous subnational entity, and, if it were a country by itself, Henan would be the 14th-most populous country in the world, ahead of Egypt and Vietnam. People from Henan often suffer from regional discrimination.[10][11]
Henan is the 5th-largest provincial economy of China, the second largest in South Central China after Guangdong, and the largest among inland provinces, with a nominal GDP of 5.88 trillion RMB (US$926 billion) as of 2021, ahead of the GDP of Turkey of 815 billion.[12][13] If it were a country, it would be the 18th-largest economy as of 2021.[14] However, per capita GDP is low compared to other eastern and central provinces.[15] The economy continues to grow based on aluminum and coal prices, as well as agriculture, heavy industry, tourism and retail. High-tech industries and the service sector are concentrated around Zhengzhou and Luoyang.
Henan hosts more than 150 higher education institutions, ranking first in the Central China region.[16] As of 2023, three major cities in the province ranked in the top 200 cities in the world (Zhengzhou 76th, Kaifeng 154th and Xinxiang 195th) by scientific research output, as tracked by the Nature Index.[17]
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- ^ Chris Buckley (11 October 2016). "Henan Province, a Butt of Jokes in China, Gets a Champion in Court". The New York Times.
- ^ "Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin". The Economist. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Decoding China's 2021 GDP Growth Rate: A Look at Regional Numbers". China Briefing News. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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- ^ "China dreams on hold: heartland city feels chill of economic slowdown". Reuters. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ ""List of National Colleges and Universities – Government Portal of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China"". www.moe.gov.cn. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Nature Index 2023 Science Cities". www.nature.com. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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