Hebei (help·info) (Cheenese: 河北; pinyin: Héběi; Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae in the North Cheenae region.
Its ane-character abbreviation is "冀" (jì), namit efter Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that includit wha is nou soothren Hebei. The name Hebei means "north o the river", referrin tae its location completely abuin the Yellae River.
Hebei Province 河北省 | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Cheenese | 河北省 (Héběi Shěng) |
• Abbreviation | 冀 (pinyin: Jì) |
Map shawin the location o Hebei Province | |
Named for | 河 hé—"(Yellae) River" 北 běi—"north" "north o the Yellae River" |
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Shijiazhuang |
Divisions | 11 prefecturs, 172 coonties, 2207 tounships |
Govrenment | |
• Secretar | Zhang Yunchuan (张云川) |
• Govrenor | Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟) |
Area | |
• Total | 187700 km2 (72,500 sq mi) |
Area rank | 12th |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 71,854,202 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 11th |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composeetion | Han: 96% Manchu: 3% Hui: 0.8% Mongol: 0.3% |
ISO 3166 code | CN-13 |
GDP (2011) | CNY 2.40 trillion US$ 379 billion (6th) |
• per capita | CNY 28,668 US$ 4,235 (12t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.810 (high) (10t) |
Website | www.hebei.gov.cn (Simplifeed Cheenese) english.hebei.gov.cn (Inglis) |
Hebei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheenese | 河北 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Héběi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Hopeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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alternative Chinese names | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 1. 直隸 2. 燕趙 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 1. 直隶 2. 燕赵 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | 1. Zhílì 2. Yānzhào | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1928, Hebei wis formit efter the central govrenment dissolvit the province o Chih-li (直隸), which means "Directly Ruled (bi the Imperial Court)".
A common alternate name for Hebei is Yānzhào (燕趙), efter the state o Yan an state o Zhao that existit here durin the Warrin States Period o early Cheenese history.
Hebei is made up o 11 prefectur-level diveesions, which are aw prefectur-level ceeties:
Map | # | Name | Admeenistrative Seat | Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
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— Prefectur-level ceety — | |||||
1 | Shijiazhuang | Chang'an Destrict | 石家庄市 Shíjiāzhuāng Shì | 10,163,788 | |
2 | Baoding | Xinshi Destrict | 保定市 Bǎodìng Shì | 11,194,379 | |
3 | Cangzhou | Yunhe Destrict | 沧州市 Cāngzhōu Shì | 7,134,053 | |
4 | Chengde | Shuangqiao Destrict | 承德市 Chéngdé Shì | 3,473,197 | |
5 | Handan | Hanshan Destrict | 邯鄲市 Hándān Shì | 9,174,679 | |
6 | Hengshui | Taocheng Destrict | 衡水市 Héngshǔi Shì | 4,340,773 | |
7 | Langfang | Anci Destrict | 廊坊市 Lángfāng Shì | 4,358,839 | |
8 | Qinhuangdao | Haigang Destrict | 秦皇島市 Qínhuángdǎo Shì | 2,987,605 | |
9 | Tangshan | Lunan Destrict | 唐山市 Tángshān Shì | 7,577,284 | |
10 | Xingtai | Qiaodong Destrict | 邢台市 Xíngtái Shì | 7,104,114 | |
11 | Zhangjiakou | Qiaoxi Destrict | 张家口市 Zhāngjiākǒu Shì | 4,345,491 |
These are subdividit intae 172 coonty-level diveesions (22 coonty-level ceeties, 108 coonties, 6 autonomous coonties an 36 destricts). Those are, in turn, dividit intae 2207 tounship-level diveesions (1 destrict public office, 937 touns, 979 tounships, 55 ethnic tounships, an 235 subdestricts).
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