Fujian

The name Fujian came frae the combination o Fuzhou an Jianzhou (a umwhile name for Jian'ou) twa ceeties in Fujian, durin the Tang Dynasty. Wi a Han majority, it is ane o the maist culturally an linguistically diverse provinces in Cheenae.

Fujian Province 福建省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng)
• Abbreviation	simplifeed Cheenese: 闽; traditeeonal Cheenese: 閩 (pinyin: Mǐn, POJ: Bân, BUC: Mìng, MNP: Mǐn, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mîn)
•	Min Nan POJ: Hok-kiàn-séng Min Dong BUC: Hók-gióng-sēng Min Bei MNP: Hū-guīng-sǎing Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fuk-kien-sén
Map shawin the location o Fujian Province
Named for	福 fú – Fuzhou 建 jiàn – Jianzhou (the day's Jian'ou)
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Fuzhou
Divisions	9 prefecturs, 85 coonties, 1107 tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	Sun Chunlan
• Govrenor	Huang Xiaojing
Area
• Total	121400 km2 (46,900 sq mi)
Area rank	23rd
Population  (2010)
• Total	36,894,216
• Rank	17t
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Density rank	14t
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han – 98% She – 1% Hui – 0.3%
• Leids an dialects	Min Cheenese, Hakka Cheenese
ISO 3166 code	CN-35
GDP (2011)	CNY 1.74 trillion US$ 269.6 billion (12t)
• per capita	CNY 46,802 US$ 7,246 (9t)
HDI (2008)	0.807 (high) (12th)
Website	www.fujian.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)

Maist o Fujian is admeenistered bi the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. Housomeivver, the airchipelagos o Kinmen an Matsu are unner the control o the Republic o Cheenae (Taiwan). Sicweys, thare are twa provinces (in the sense o govrenment organisations): the Fujian Province admeenistered bi the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae an the Fujian Province o the Republic o Cheenae.