Jiangsu (help·info) (simplifeed Cheenese: 江苏; traditeeonal Cheenese: 江蘇; pinyin: Jiāngsū; Wade–Giles: Chiang-su; Postal map spellin: Kiangsu) is an eastern coastal province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae.
The name comes frae jiang, short for the ceety o Jiangning (nou Nanjing), an su, for the ceety o Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" (sū), the seicont character o its name. It is the province wi the heichest population density in Cheenae, though the provincial-level municipalities o Shanghai, Beijing, an Tianjin hae a heicher density.
Jiangsu Province 江苏省 | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Cheenese | 江苏省 (Jiāngsū Shěng) |
• Abbreviation | 苏 (pinyin: Sū) |
Map shawin the location o Jiangsu Province | |
Named for | 江 jiāng - Jiangning (now Nanjing) 苏 sū - Suzhou |
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Nanjing |
Divisions | 13 prefecturs, 106 coonties, 1488 tounships |
Govrenment | |
• Secretar | Liang Baohua |
• Govrenor | Luo Zhijun |
Area | |
• Total | 102600 km2 (39,600 sq mi) |
Area rank | 25t |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 78,659,903 |
• Rank | 5t |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 4t |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composeetion | Han - 99.6% Hui - 0.2% |
• Leids an dialects | Mandarin Cheenese, Wu Cheenese |
ISO 3166 code | CN-32 |
GDP (2011) | CNY 4.80 trillion US$ 750 billion (2nt) |
• per capita | CNY 61,022 US$ 9,535 (4t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.837 (high) (6t) |
Website | http://www.jiangsu.gov.cn/ |
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