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Hebei
河北 | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 河北省 (Héběi shěng) |
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Coordinates: 39°18′N 116°42′E / 39.3°N 116.7°E | |
Country | China |
Named for | Yellow River |
Capital and largest city | Shijiazhuang |
Divisions | 11 prefectures, 121 Counties, 2207 Townships |
Government | |
• Type | Province |
• Body | Hebei Provincial People's Congress |
• Party Secretary | Ni Yuefeng |
• Congress chairman | Ni Yuefeng |
• Governor | Wang Zhengpu |
• CPPCC chairman | Zhang Guohua |
• National People's Congress Representation | 120 deputies |
Area | |
• Total | 188,800 km2 (72,900 sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Highest elevation | 2,882 m (9,455 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 74,610,235 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Rank | 11th |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composition | |
• Languages and dialects | Jilu Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin, Jin |
GDP (2023)>[3] | |
• Total | CN¥4,394 billion (12th; US$624 billion) |
• Per capita | CN¥59,332 (26th; US$8,420) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HE |
HDI (2022) | 0.762[4] (22nd) – high |
Website | hebei |
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Chinese | 河北 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Hopeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | North of the Yellow River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 冀 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhili Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 直隸省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 直隶省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Directly ruled | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hebei[a] is a province in North China. It is China's sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It borders Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, Shandong and Liaoning to the east, and Inner Mongolia to the north; in addition, Hebei entirely surrounds the direct-administered municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin on land. Its population is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0.3% Mongol. Varieties of Chinese spoken include Jilu Mandarin, the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, and Jin Chinese.
During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (771–226 BC), the region was ruled by the states of Yan and Zhao. During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), the region was called Zhongshu. It was called North Zhili during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and simply Zhili during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The modern province of Hebei was created in 1928. Five UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found in the province: the Great Wall of China, Chengde Mountain Resort, Grand Canal, Eastern Qing tombs, and Western Qing tombs. It is also home to five National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities: Handan, Baoding, Chengde, Zhengding and Shanhaiguan.
Hebei's economy is based on agriculture and manufacturing; it is China's premier steel producer, which has contributed to serious air pollution.[8][9][10]
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