Gansu

Gansu Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 甘肃
Pronounced Gan-soo
Old Spelling Kansu
Population 25,124,282 (2000)
25,575,263 (2010)
26,026,244 (2020)
Area 175,200 sq. miles (453,700 sq. km)
Population Density 150 people per sq. mile (56 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 19,130 feet (5,830 meters)
Capital City Lanzhou 2,438,595
Largest Cities (2010) Tianshui: 544,441
Baiyin: 362,363
Wuwei: 331,370
Jiuquan: 255,739
Pingliang: 248,421
Linxia: 220,895
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 14
Counties: 86
Towns: 1,344
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 22,925,063 (91.2%)
Hui: 1,184,930 (4.7%)
Dongxiang: 451,622 (1.8%)
Tibetan: 443,228 (1.8%)
Tu: 30,338 (0.1%)
Manchu: 17,285 (0.1%)
Mongol: 15,774 (0.1%)
Bonan: 15,170 (0.1%)
Yugur: 12,962 (0.1%)
Salar: 11,784 (0.1%)
Christian Martyrs in Gansu
1927 - George King
1932 - William Simpson
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